Complete batch 012 (golden set diff) and 013 (advisory chat), fix build errors

Sprints completed:
- SPRINT_20260110_012_* (golden set diff layer - 10 sprints)
- SPRINT_20260110_013_* (advisory chat - 4 sprints)

Build fixes applied:
- Fix namespace conflicts with Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Options.Create
- Fix VexDecisionReachabilityIntegrationTests API drift (major rewrite)
- Fix VexSchemaValidationTests FluentAssertions method name
- Fix FixChainGateIntegrationTests ambiguous type references
- Fix AdvisoryAI test files required properties and namespace aliases
- Add stub types for CveMappingController (ICveSymbolMappingService)
- Fix VerdictBuilderService static context issue

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Actions/ActionPolicyGate.cs

@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ internal sealed class ActionPolicyGate : IActionPolicyGate
             return true;
         }
 
+        // Security-lead inherits from security-analyst
+        if (requiredRole.Equals("security-analyst", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            userRoles.Contains("security-lead", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return userRoles.Contains(requiredRole, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/AdvisorSystemPrompt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+# Advisory AI Chat - System Prompt
+
+You are an **Advisory AI** assistant integrated into StellaOps, a container security platform. Your role is to explain scanner findings, triage vulnerabilities, and suggest actionable mitigations grounded in structured evidence.
+
+## Core Principles
+
+1. **Evidence-First**: Every claim must cite evidence from the provided bundle. Never hallucinate or guess.
+2. **Deterministic**: Given identical evidence, produce identical answers.
+3. **Conservative**: When evidence is insufficient, say "insufficient evidence" and propose how to gather more.
+4. **Actionable**: Provide concrete steps users can execute immediately.
+5. **Environment-Aware**: Tailor answers to the specific artifact, environment, and org policies.
+
+## Evidence Sources You May Cite
+
+| Source Type | Link Format | Description |
+|-------------|-------------|-------------|
+| SBOM Component | `[sbom:{artifactDigest}:{componentPurl}]` | Component in software bill of materials |
+| VEX Verdict | `[vex:{providerId}:{observationId}]` | VEX observation or consensus verdict |
+| Reachability | `[reach:{pathWitnessId}]` | Call graph reachability path witness |
+| Binary Patch | `[binpatch:{proofId}]` | Binary backport detection proof |
+| Attestation | `[attest:{dsseDigest}]` | DSSE/in-toto attestation envelope |
+| Policy Trace | `[policy:{policyId}:{evaluationId}]` | K4 lattice policy evaluation trace |
+| Runtime Hint | `[runtime:{signalId}]` | Runtime observation from Signals |
+| OpsMemory | `[opsmem:{recordId}]` | Historical decision from OpsMemory |
+
+## Response Format
+
+For every finding explanation, structure your response as:
+
+### 1. Summary (2-3 sentences max)
+Brief plain-language description of what this finding means.
+
+### 2. Impact on Your Environment
+- Artifact: `{image}@{digest}` in `{environment}`
+- Affected component: `{purl}` version `{version}`
+- Blast radius: {impacted_assets} assets, {impacted_workloads} workloads
+
+### 3. Reachability & Exploitability
+- Reachability status: {Reachable|Unreachable|Conditional|Unknown}
+- Call graph paths: {count} paths from entrypoints to vulnerable code
+- Binary backport: {Yes|No|Unknown} - {proof or reason}
+- Exploit pressure: {KEV|EPSS score|exploit_maturity}
+
+### 4. Mitigation Options (ranked by safety)
+For each option:
+- **Option N**: {description}
+  - Risk: {Low|Medium|High}
+  - Reversible: {Yes|No}
+  - Action snippet:
+    ```{language}
+    {concrete command or code}
+    ```
+
+### 5. Evidence Links
+- SBOM: `[sbom:{...}]`
+- VEX: `[vex:{...}]`
+- Reachability: `[reach:{...}]`
+- Attestation: `[attest:{...}]`
+
+## Supported Intents
+
+### /explain {CVE|finding_id} in {image} {environment}
+Provide full 5-part analysis of a specific finding.
+
+### /is-it-reachable {CVE|component} in {image}
+Focus on reachability analysis:
+- Summarize call graph paths (if any)
+- Check for guards, gates, or mitigations
+- State confidence level with evidence
+
+### /do-we-have-a-backport {CVE} in {component}
+Check binary backport status:
+- Query binary fingerprint matches
+- Check distro package fix status
+- Provide proof links if backport detected
+
+### /propose-fix {CVE|finding_id}
+Generate ranked fix options:
+1. Package upgrade (safest, if available)
+2. Distro backport acceptance (if detected)
+3. Config hardening (exact settings)
+4. Runtime containment (WAF, seccomp, AppArmor)
+
+Include ready-to-execute snippets for each option.
+
+### /waive {CVE|finding_id} for {duration} because {reason}
+Generate a policy-compliant waiver:
+- Validate reason against org risk appetite
+- Check required approvers for risk level
+- Generate waiver proposal with timer
+- Link to governance policy
+
+### /batch-triage {top_n} findings in {environment} by {priority_method}
+Prioritize multiple findings:
+- Sort by: exploit_pressure, sla_breach, reachability
+- Group by: fix_available, component, severity
+- Output: ranked table with recommended actions
+
+### /compare {env1} vs {env2}
+Compare risk posture between environments:
+- Delta in findings count by severity
+- New/resolved vulnerabilities
+- Reachability changes
+- Suggest staged rollout plan
+
+## Guardrails
+
+### MUST DO:
+- Cite at least one evidence link per claim
+- Use exact component versions from evidence
+- Respect environment context (prod vs dev risk levels differ)
+- Pre-check suggested actions against policy before proposing
+- Format all timestamps as UTC ISO-8601
+
+### MUST NOT:
+- Claim reachability without call graph evidence
+- Suggest package upgrades that break version constraints
+- Recommend fixes for components not in the SBOM
+- Expose raw credentials, tokens, or private keys
+- Execute any action without explicit user confirmation
+- Reference external CVE databases unless mirrored in evidence
+
+### WHEN EVIDENCE IS MISSING:
+Say explicitly:
+> "Insufficient evidence for {claim}. To resolve, {action}:
+> - Enable call graph analysis for {package}
+> - Request VEX statement from {vendor}
+> - Run binary fingerprint scan"
+
+## Confidence Indicators
+
+Use these badges in your response:
+
+- **[HIGH CONFIDENCE]**: Multiple independent evidence sources agree
+- **[MEDIUM CONFIDENCE]**: Single authoritative source or consistent vendor VEX
+- **[LOW CONFIDENCE]**: Inference required, evidence gaps exist
+- **[INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE]**: Cannot make claim, need more data
+
+## Output Constraints
+
+- Maximum response length: 2000 tokens
+- Use markdown formatting for readability
+- Code blocks must specify language
+- Tables for comparing multiple options
+- No emojis or decorative characters
+- ASCII-only output
+
+## Example Interaction
+
+**User**: `/explain CVE-2024-12345 in payments@sha256:abc123 prod-eu1`
+
+**Assistant**:
+
+### 1. Summary
+CVE-2024-12345 is a high-severity buffer overflow in `openssl 3.0.12` affecting TLS certificate verification. However, your distro has applied a binary backport that patches the vulnerable function.
+
+### 2. Impact on Your Environment
+- Artifact: `ghcr.io/acme/payments@sha256:abc123` in `prod-eu1`
+- Affected component: `pkg:deb/debian/openssl@3.0.12-1`
+- Blast radius: 47 assets, 12 workloads, 3 namespaces
+
+### 3. Reachability & Exploitability
+- Reachability status: **Unreachable** [HIGH CONFIDENCE]
+- Call graph paths: 0 paths from entrypoints to `X509_verify_cert`
+- Binary backport: **Yes** - Debian security patch DSA-5678 applied
+  - Proof: `[binpatch:bp-7f2a9e3]` - symbol hash matches patched version
+- Exploit pressure: Not in KEV, EPSS 0.03 (low)
+
+### 4. Mitigation Options
+
+**Option 1**: Accept backport - Mark as not_affected (Recommended)
+- Risk: Low
+- Reversible: Yes
+- Action:
+  ```bash
+  stella vex create --cve CVE-2024-12345 \
+    --status not_affected \
+    --justification vulnerable_code_not_present \
+    --product pkg:deb/debian/openssl@3.0.12-1 \
+    --note "Debian backport DSA-5678 applied"
+  ```
+
+**Option 2**: Upgrade to openssl 3.0.15
+- Risk: Medium (may break TLS 1.0 clients)
+- Reversible: Yes (with rollback)
+- Action:
+  ```dockerfile
+  # In Dockerfile
+  RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y openssl=3.0.15-1
+  ```
+
+### 5. Evidence Links
+- SBOM: `[sbom:sha256:abc123:pkg:deb/debian/openssl@3.0.12-1]`
+- VEX: `[vex:debian-security:dsa-5678-openssl]`
+- Reachability: `[reach:none]` (no paths found)
+- Binary Patch: `[binpatch:bp-7f2a9e3]`
+- Attestation: `[attest:sha256:def456]` (SBOM provenance)

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/DataProviders.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+// <copyright file="DataProviders.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly;
+
+#region Provider Interfaces
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides VEX data from VexLens/Excititor.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IVexDataProvider
+{
+    Task<VexData?> GetVexDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides SBOM and finding data from SBOM Service/Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ISbomDataProvider
+{
+    Task<SbomData?> GetSbomDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<FindingData?> GetFindingDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides reachability analysis data from Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IReachabilityDataProvider
+{
+    Task<ReachabilityData?> GetReachabilityDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides binary patch detection data from Feedser/Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IBinaryPatchDataProvider
+{
+    Task<BinaryPatchData?> GetBinaryPatchDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides historical decision data from OpsMemory.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IOpsMemoryDataProvider
+{
+    Task<OpsMemoryData?> GetOpsMemoryDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides policy evaluation data from Policy Engine.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IPolicyDataProvider
+{
+    Task<PolicyData?> GetPolicyEvaluationsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides provenance and attestation data from Attestor/EvidenceLocker.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IProvenanceDataProvider
+{
+    Task<ProvenanceData?> GetProvenanceDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides fix availability data from Concelier/Package registries.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFixDataProvider
+{
+    Task<FixData?> GetFixDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string? currentVersion,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides organizational context data.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IContextDataProvider
+{
+    Task<ContextData?> GetContextDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+#endregion
+
+#region Data Transfer Objects
+
+/// <summary>
+/// VEX data from VexLens consensus engine.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record VexData
+{
+    public string? ConsensusStatus { get; init; }
+    public string? ConsensusJustification { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+    public string? ConsensusOutcome { get; init; }
+    public string? LinksetId { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<VexObservationData>? Observations { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record VexObservationData
+{
+    public required string ObservationId { get; init; }
+    public required string ProviderId { get; init; }
+    public required string Status { get; init; }
+    public string? Justification { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SBOM data from SBOM Service.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record SbomData
+{
+    public required string SbomDigest { get; init; }
+    public int ComponentCount { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>? Labels { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Finding data from Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FindingData
+{
+    public required string Type { get; init; }
+    public required string Id { get; init; }
+    public string? Package { get; init; }
+    public string? Version { get; init; }
+    public string? Severity { get; init; }
+    public double? CvssScore { get; init; }
+    public double? EpssScore { get; init; }
+    public bool? Kev { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? DetectedAt { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Reachability analysis data from Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ReachabilityData
+{
+    public string? Status { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+    public int PathCount { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<PathWitnessData>? PathWitnesses { get; init; }
+    public ReachabilityGatesData? Gates { get; init; }
+    public int? RuntimeHits { get; init; }
+    public string? CallgraphDigest { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record PathWitnessData
+{
+    public required string WitnessId { get; init; }
+    public string? Entrypoint { get; init; }
+    public string? Sink { get; init; }
+    public int? PathLength { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string>? Guards { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ReachabilityGatesData
+{
+    public bool? Reachable { get; init; }
+    public bool? ConfigActivated { get; init; }
+    public bool? RunningUser { get; init; }
+    public int? GateClass { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Binary patch detection data from Feedser.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record BinaryPatchData
+{
+    public bool Detected { get; init; }
+    public string? ProofId { get; init; }
+    public string? MatchMethod { get; init; }
+    public double? Similarity { get; init; }
+    public double? Confidence { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string>? PatchedSymbols { get; init; }
+    public string? DistroAdvisory { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// OpsMemory historical data.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record OpsMemoryData
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<SimilarDecisionData>? SimilarDecisions { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<PlaybookData>? ApplicablePlaybooks { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<KnownIssueData>? KnownIssues { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record SimilarDecisionData
+{
+    public required string RecordId { get; init; }
+    public required double Similarity { get; init; }
+    public string? Decision { get; init; }
+    public string? Outcome { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record PlaybookData
+{
+    public required string PlaybookId { get; init; }
+    public required string Tactic { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record KnownIssueData
+{
+    public required string IssueId { get; init; }
+    public string? Title { get; init; }
+    public string? Resolution { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? ResolvedAt { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Policy evaluation data from Policy Engine.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record PolicyData
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<PolicyEvaluationData>? Evaluations { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record PolicyEvaluationData
+{
+    public required string PolicyId { get; init; }
+    public required string Decision { get; init; }
+    public string? Reason { get; init; }
+    public string? K4Position { get; init; }
+    public string? EvaluationId { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provenance data from Attestor/EvidenceLocker.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ProvenanceData
+{
+    public AttestationData? SbomAttestation { get; init; }
+    public BuildProvenanceData? BuildProvenance { get; init; }
+    public RekorEntryData? RekorEntry { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record AttestationData
+{
+    public string? DsseDigest { get; init; }
+    public string? PredicateType { get; init; }
+    public bool? SignatureValid { get; init; }
+    public string? SignerKeyId { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record BuildProvenanceData
+{
+    public string? DsseDigest { get; init; }
+    public string? Builder { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceRepo { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceCommit { get; init; }
+    public int? SlsaLevel { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record RekorEntryData
+{
+    public string? Uuid { get; init; }
+    public long? LogIndex { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? IntegratedTime { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Fix availability data.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FixData
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<UpgradeFixData>? Upgrades { get; init; }
+    public DistroBackportData? DistroBackport { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<ConfigFixData>? ConfigFixes { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<ContainmentFixData>? Containment { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record UpgradeFixData
+{
+    public required string Version { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? ReleaseDate { get; init; }
+    public bool? BreakingChanges { get; init; }
+    public string? Changelog { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record DistroBackportData
+{
+    public bool Available { get; init; }
+    public string? Advisory { get; init; }
+    public string? Version { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ConfigFixData
+{
+    public required string Option { get; init; }
+    public required string Description { get; init; }
+    public string? Impact { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ContainmentFixData
+{
+    public required string Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public string? Snippet { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Organizational context data.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ContextData
+{
+    public string? TenantId { get; init; }
+    public int? SlaDays { get; init; }
+    public string? MaintenanceWindow { get; init; }
+    public string? RiskAppetite { get; init; }
+    public bool? AutoUpgradeAllowed { get; init; }
+    public bool? ApprovalRequired { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string>? RequiredApprovers { get; init; }
+}
+
+#endregion

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/EvidenceBundleAssembler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,638 @@
+// <copyright file="EvidenceBundleAssembler.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Assembles evidence bundles from Stella platform data sources.
+/// Integrates with Scanner, VexLens, SBOM Service, OpsMemory, and Policy Engine.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class EvidenceBundleAssembler : IEvidenceBundleAssembler
+{
+    private readonly IVexDataProvider _vexProvider;
+    private readonly ISbomDataProvider _sbomProvider;
+    private readonly IReachabilityDataProvider _reachabilityProvider;
+    private readonly IBinaryPatchDataProvider _binaryPatchProvider;
+    private readonly IOpsMemoryDataProvider _opsMemoryProvider;
+    private readonly IPolicyDataProvider _policyProvider;
+    private readonly IProvenanceDataProvider _provenanceProvider;
+    private readonly IFixDataProvider _fixProvider;
+    private readonly IContextDataProvider _contextProvider;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly ILogger<EvidenceBundleAssembler> _logger;
+
+    private const string EngineVersionName = "AdvisoryChatBundleAssembler";
+    private const string EngineVersionNumber = "1.0.0";
+
+    public EvidenceBundleAssembler(
+        IVexDataProvider vexProvider,
+        ISbomDataProvider sbomProvider,
+        IReachabilityDataProvider reachabilityProvider,
+        IBinaryPatchDataProvider binaryPatchProvider,
+        IOpsMemoryDataProvider opsMemoryProvider,
+        IPolicyDataProvider policyProvider,
+        IProvenanceDataProvider provenanceProvider,
+        IFixDataProvider fixProvider,
+        IContextDataProvider contextProvider,
+        TimeProvider timeProvider,
+        ILogger<EvidenceBundleAssembler> logger)
+    {
+        _vexProvider = vexProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vexProvider));
+        _sbomProvider = sbomProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sbomProvider));
+        _reachabilityProvider = reachabilityProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reachabilityProvider));
+        _binaryPatchProvider = binaryPatchProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(binaryPatchProvider));
+        _opsMemoryProvider = opsMemoryProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(opsMemoryProvider));
+        _policyProvider = policyProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(policyProvider));
+        _provenanceProvider = provenanceProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(provenanceProvider));
+        _fixProvider = fixProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fixProvider));
+        _contextProvider = contextProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contextProvider));
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(timeProvider));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task<EvidenceBundleAssemblyResult> AssembleAsync(
+        EvidenceBundleAssemblyRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+
+        var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        var warnings = new List<string>();
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Assembling evidence bundle for artifact {ArtifactDigest} finding {FindingId} in {Environment}",
+            request.ArtifactDigest, request.FindingId, request.Environment);
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Assemble components in parallel where possible
+            var assembledAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow();
+
+            // Phase 1: Core data (sequential - needed for subsequent lookups)
+            var sbomData = await _sbomProvider.GetSbomDataAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.ArtifactDigest, cancellationToken);
+
+            if (sbomData is null)
+            {
+                return CreateFailure($"SBOM not found for artifact {request.ArtifactDigest}");
+            }
+
+            var findingData = await _sbomProvider.GetFindingDataAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.ArtifactDigest, request.FindingId, request.PackagePurl, cancellationToken);
+
+            if (findingData is null)
+            {
+                return CreateFailure($"Finding {request.FindingId} not found in artifact {request.ArtifactDigest}");
+            }
+
+            // Phase 2: Parallel data retrieval
+            var vexTask = _vexProvider.GetVexDataAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.FindingId, findingData.Package, cancellationToken);
+
+            var policyTask = _policyProvider.GetPolicyEvaluationsAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.ArtifactDigest, request.FindingId, request.Environment, cancellationToken);
+
+            var provenanceTask = _provenanceProvider.GetProvenanceDataAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.ArtifactDigest, cancellationToken);
+
+            var fixTask = _fixProvider.GetFixDataAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.FindingId, findingData.Package, findingData.Version, cancellationToken);
+
+            var contextTask = _contextProvider.GetContextDataAsync(
+                request.TenantId, request.Environment, cancellationToken);
+
+            // Conditional parallel tasks
+            Task<ReachabilityData?> reachabilityTask = request.IncludeReachability
+                ? _reachabilityProvider.GetReachabilityDataAsync(
+                    request.TenantId, request.ArtifactDigest, findingData.Package, request.FindingId, cancellationToken)
+                : Task.FromResult<ReachabilityData?>(null);
+
+            Task<BinaryPatchData?> binaryPatchTask = request.IncludeBinaryPatch
+                ? _binaryPatchProvider.GetBinaryPatchDataAsync(
+                    request.TenantId, request.ArtifactDigest, findingData.Package, request.FindingId, cancellationToken)
+                : Task.FromResult<BinaryPatchData?>(null);
+
+            Task<OpsMemoryData?> opsMemoryTask = request.IncludeOpsMemory
+                ? _opsMemoryProvider.GetOpsMemoryDataAsync(
+                    request.TenantId, request.FindingId, findingData.Package, cancellationToken)
+                : Task.FromResult<OpsMemoryData?>(null);
+
+            await Task.WhenAll(
+                vexTask, policyTask, provenanceTask, fixTask, contextTask,
+                reachabilityTask, binaryPatchTask, opsMemoryTask);
+
+            var vexData = await vexTask;
+            var policyData = await policyTask;
+            var provenanceData = await provenanceTask;
+            var fixData = await fixTask;
+            var contextData = await contextTask;
+            var reachabilityData = await reachabilityTask;
+            var binaryPatchData = await binaryPatchTask;
+            var opsMemoryData = await opsMemoryTask;
+
+            // Build the evidence bundle
+            var artifact = BuildArtifact(request, sbomData);
+            var finding = BuildFinding(findingData);
+            var verdicts = BuildVerdicts(vexData, policyData);
+            var reachability = BuildReachability(reachabilityData, binaryPatchData);
+            var provenance = BuildProvenance(provenanceData);
+            var fixes = BuildFixes(fixData);
+            var context = BuildContext(contextData);
+            var opsMemory = BuildOpsMemory(opsMemoryData);
+            var engineVersion = BuildEngineVersion();
+
+            // Compute deterministic bundle ID
+            var bundleId = ComputeBundleId(request.ArtifactDigest, request.FindingId, assembledAt);
+
+            var bundle = new AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle
+            {
+                BundleId = bundleId,
+                AssembledAt = assembledAt,
+                Artifact = artifact,
+                Finding = finding,
+                Verdicts = verdicts,
+                Reachability = reachability,
+                Provenance = provenance,
+                Fixes = fixes,
+                Context = context,
+                OpsMemory = opsMemory,
+                EngineVersion = engineVersion
+            };
+
+            stopwatch.Stop();
+
+            var diagnostics = new EvidenceBundleAssemblyDiagnostics
+            {
+                SbomComponentsFound = sbomData.ComponentCount,
+                VexObservationsFound = vexData?.Observations?.Count ?? 0,
+                ReachabilityPathsFound = reachabilityData?.PathCount ?? 0,
+                BinaryPatchDetected = binaryPatchData?.Detected ?? false,
+                OpsMemoryRecordsFound = opsMemoryData?.SimilarDecisions?.Count ?? 0,
+                PolicyEvaluationsFound = policyData?.Evaluations?.Count ?? 0,
+                AssemblyDurationMs = stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                Warnings = warnings
+            };
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Evidence bundle {BundleId} assembled in {ElapsedMs}ms with {VexObs} VEX observations, {Paths} reachability paths",
+                bundleId, stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                diagnostics.VexObservationsFound, diagnostics.ReachabilityPathsFound);
+
+            return new EvidenceBundleAssemblyResult
+            {
+                Success = true,
+                Bundle = bundle,
+                Diagnostics = diagnostics
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to assemble evidence bundle for {FindingId} in {ArtifactDigest}",
+                request.FindingId, request.ArtifactDigest);
+
+            return CreateFailure($"Assembly failed: {ex.Message}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ComputeBundleId(string artifactDigest, string findingId, DateTimeOffset assembledAt)
+    {
+        // Deterministic bundle ID: sha256(artifact.digest + finding.id + assembledAt)
+        var input = $"{artifactDigest}|{findingId}|{assembledAt:O}";
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+        return $"sha256:{Convert.ToHexStringLower(hash)}";
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceArtifact BuildArtifact(EvidenceBundleAssemblyRequest request, SbomData sbomData)
+    {
+        return new EvidenceArtifact
+        {
+            Image = request.ImageReference,
+            Digest = request.ArtifactDigest,
+            Environment = request.Environment,
+            SbomDigest = sbomData.SbomDigest,
+            Labels = sbomData.Labels?.ToImmutableDictionary(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceFinding BuildFinding(FindingData data)
+    {
+        return new EvidenceFinding
+        {
+            Type = ParseFindingType(data.Type),
+            Id = data.Id,
+            Package = data.Package,
+            Version = data.Version,
+            Severity = ParseSeverity(data.Severity),
+            CvssScore = data.CvssScore,
+            EpssScore = data.EpssScore,
+            Kev = data.Kev,
+            Description = data.Description,
+            DetectedAt = data.DetectedAt
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceVerdicts? BuildVerdicts(VexData? vexData, PolicyData? policyData)
+    {
+        if (vexData is null && policyData is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        VexVerdict? vex = null;
+        if (vexData is not null)
+        {
+            var observations = vexData.Observations?
+                .OrderBy(o => o.ProviderId, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+                .Select(o => new VexObservation
+                {
+                    ObservationId = o.ObservationId,
+                    ProviderId = o.ProviderId.ToLowerInvariant(),
+                    Status = ParseVexStatus(o.Status),
+                    Justification = ParseVexJustification(o.Justification),
+                    ConfidenceScore = o.ConfidenceScore
+                })
+                .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<VexObservation>.Empty;
+
+            vex = new VexVerdict
+            {
+                Status = ParseVexStatus(vexData.ConsensusStatus),
+                Justification = ParseVexJustification(vexData.ConsensusJustification),
+                ConfidenceScore = vexData.ConfidenceScore,
+                ConsensusOutcome = ParseConsensusOutcome(vexData.ConsensusOutcome),
+                Observations = observations,
+                LinksetId = vexData.LinksetId
+            };
+        }
+
+        var policyVerdicts = policyData?.Evaluations?
+            .OrderBy(e => e.PolicyId, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .Select(e => new PolicyVerdict
+            {
+                PolicyId = e.PolicyId,
+                Decision = ParsePolicyDecision(e.Decision),
+                Reason = e.Reason,
+                K4Position = e.K4Position,
+                EvaluationId = e.EvaluationId
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<PolicyVerdict>.Empty;
+
+        return new EvidenceVerdicts
+        {
+            Vex = vex,
+            Policy = policyVerdicts
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceReachability? BuildReachability(ReachabilityData? reachabilityData, BinaryPatchData? binaryPatchData)
+    {
+        if (reachabilityData is null && binaryPatchData is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var pathWitnesses = reachabilityData?.PathWitnesses?
+            .OrderBy(p => p.WitnessId, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .Select(p => new PathWitness
+            {
+                WitnessId = p.WitnessId,
+                Entrypoint = p.Entrypoint,
+                Sink = p.Sink,
+                PathLength = p.PathLength,
+                Guards = p.Guards?.ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<string>.Empty
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<PathWitness>.Empty;
+
+        ReachabilityGates? gates = null;
+        if (reachabilityData?.Gates is not null)
+        {
+            gates = new ReachabilityGates
+            {
+                Reachable = reachabilityData.Gates.Reachable,
+                ConfigActivated = reachabilityData.Gates.ConfigActivated,
+                RunningUser = reachabilityData.Gates.RunningUser,
+                GateClass = reachabilityData.Gates.GateClass
+            };
+        }
+
+        BinaryPatchEvidence? binaryPatch = null;
+        if (binaryPatchData is not null)
+        {
+            binaryPatch = new BinaryPatchEvidence
+            {
+                Detected = binaryPatchData.Detected,
+                ProofId = binaryPatchData.ProofId,
+                MatchMethod = ParseMatchMethod(binaryPatchData.MatchMethod),
+                Similarity = binaryPatchData.Similarity,
+                Confidence = binaryPatchData.Confidence,
+                PatchedSymbols = binaryPatchData.PatchedSymbols?.ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<string>.Empty,
+                DistroAdvisory = binaryPatchData.DistroAdvisory
+            };
+        }
+
+        return new EvidenceReachability
+        {
+            Status = ParseReachabilityStatus(reachabilityData?.Status),
+            ConfidenceScore = reachabilityData?.ConfidenceScore,
+            CallgraphPaths = reachabilityData?.PathCount,
+            PathWitnesses = pathWitnesses,
+            Gates = gates,
+            RuntimeHits = reachabilityData?.RuntimeHits,
+            CallgraphDigest = reachabilityData?.CallgraphDigest,
+            BinaryPatch = binaryPatch
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceProvenance? BuildProvenance(ProvenanceData? data)
+    {
+        if (data is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        AttestationReference? sbomAttestation = null;
+        if (data.SbomAttestation is not null)
+        {
+            sbomAttestation = new AttestationReference
+            {
+                DsseDigest = data.SbomAttestation.DsseDigest,
+                PredicateType = data.SbomAttestation.PredicateType,
+                SignatureValid = data.SbomAttestation.SignatureValid,
+                SignerKeyId = data.SbomAttestation.SignerKeyId
+            };
+        }
+
+        BuildProvenance? buildProvenance = null;
+        if (data.BuildProvenance is not null)
+        {
+            buildProvenance = new BuildProvenance
+            {
+                DsseDigest = data.BuildProvenance.DsseDigest,
+                Builder = data.BuildProvenance.Builder,
+                SourceRepo = data.BuildProvenance.SourceRepo,
+                SourceCommit = data.BuildProvenance.SourceCommit,
+                SlsaLevel = data.BuildProvenance.SlsaLevel
+            };
+        }
+
+        RekorEntry? rekorEntry = null;
+        if (data.RekorEntry is not null)
+        {
+            rekorEntry = new RekorEntry
+            {
+                Uuid = data.RekorEntry.Uuid,
+                LogIndex = data.RekorEntry.LogIndex,
+                IntegratedTime = data.RekorEntry.IntegratedTime
+            };
+        }
+
+        return new EvidenceProvenance
+        {
+            SbomAttestation = sbomAttestation,
+            BuildProvenance = buildProvenance,
+            RekorEntry = rekorEntry
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceFixes? BuildFixes(FixData? data)
+    {
+        if (data is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var upgrades = data.Upgrades?
+            .OrderBy(u => u.Version, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .Select(u => new UpgradeFix
+            {
+                Version = u.Version,
+                ReleaseDate = u.ReleaseDate,
+                BreakingChanges = u.BreakingChanges,
+                Changelog = u.Changelog
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<UpgradeFix>.Empty;
+
+        DistroBackport? distroBackport = null;
+        if (data.DistroBackport is not null)
+        {
+            distroBackport = new DistroBackport
+            {
+                Available = data.DistroBackport.Available,
+                Advisory = data.DistroBackport.Advisory,
+                Version = data.DistroBackport.Version
+            };
+        }
+
+        var configFixes = data.ConfigFixes?
+            .Select(c => new ConfigFix
+            {
+                Option = c.Option,
+                Description = c.Description,
+                Impact = c.Impact
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<ConfigFix>.Empty;
+
+        var containment = data.Containment?
+            .Select(c => new ContainmentFix
+            {
+                Type = ParseContainmentType(c.Type),
+                Description = c.Description,
+                Snippet = c.Snippet
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<ContainmentFix>.Empty;
+
+        return new EvidenceFixes
+        {
+            Upgrade = upgrades,
+            DistroBackport = distroBackport,
+            Config = configFixes,
+            Containment = containment
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceContext? BuildContext(ContextData? data)
+    {
+        if (data is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new EvidenceContext
+        {
+            TenantId = data.TenantId,
+            SlaDays = data.SlaDays,
+            MaintenanceWindow = data.MaintenanceWindow,
+            RiskAppetite = ParseRiskAppetite(data.RiskAppetite),
+            AutoUpgradeAllowed = data.AutoUpgradeAllowed,
+            ApprovalRequired = data.ApprovalRequired,
+            RequiredApprovers = data.RequiredApprovers?.ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<string>.Empty
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceOpsMemory? BuildOpsMemory(OpsMemoryData? data)
+    {
+        if (data is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var similarDecisions = data.SimilarDecisions?
+            .OrderByDescending(d => d.Similarity)
+            .Select(d => new SimilarDecision
+            {
+                RecordId = d.RecordId,
+                Similarity = d.Similarity,
+                Decision = d.Decision,
+                Outcome = d.Outcome,
+                Timestamp = d.Timestamp
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<SimilarDecision>.Empty;
+
+        var playbooks = data.ApplicablePlaybooks?
+            .Select(p => new ApplicablePlaybook
+            {
+                PlaybookId = p.PlaybookId,
+                Tactic = p.Tactic,
+                Description = p.Description
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<ApplicablePlaybook>.Empty;
+
+        var knownIssues = data.KnownIssues?
+            .Select(i => new KnownIssue
+            {
+                IssueId = i.IssueId,
+                Title = i.Title,
+                Resolution = i.Resolution,
+                ResolvedAt = i.ResolvedAt
+            })
+            .ToImmutableArray() ?? ImmutableArray<KnownIssue>.Empty;
+
+        return new EvidenceOpsMemory
+        {
+            SimilarDecisions = similarDecisions,
+            ApplicablePlaybooks = playbooks,
+            KnownIssues = knownIssues
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceEngineVersion BuildEngineVersion()
+    {
+        return new EvidenceEngineVersion
+        {
+            Name = EngineVersionName,
+            Version = EngineVersionNumber,
+            SourceDigest = null // Set during build
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static EvidenceBundleAssemblyResult CreateFailure(string error)
+    {
+        return new EvidenceBundleAssemblyResult
+        {
+            Success = false,
+            Error = error
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Enum parsing helpers
+    private static EvidenceFindingType ParseFindingType(string? type) => type?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "CVE" => EvidenceFindingType.Cve,
+        "GHSA" => EvidenceFindingType.Ghsa,
+        "POLICY_VIOLATION" => EvidenceFindingType.PolicyViolation,
+        "SECRET_EXPOSURE" => EvidenceFindingType.SecretExposure,
+        "MISCONFIGURATION" => EvidenceFindingType.Misconfiguration,
+        _ => EvidenceFindingType.Cve
+    };
+
+    private static EvidenceSeverity ParseSeverity(string? severity) => severity?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "NONE" => EvidenceSeverity.None,
+        "LOW" => EvidenceSeverity.Low,
+        "MEDIUM" => EvidenceSeverity.Medium,
+        "HIGH" => EvidenceSeverity.High,
+        "CRITICAL" => EvidenceSeverity.Critical,
+        _ => EvidenceSeverity.Unknown
+    };
+
+    private static VexStatus ParseVexStatus(string? status) => status?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "AFFECTED" => VexStatus.Affected,
+        "NOT_AFFECTED" => VexStatus.NotAffected,
+        "FIXED" => VexStatus.Fixed,
+        "UNDER_INVESTIGATION" => VexStatus.UnderInvestigation,
+        _ => VexStatus.Unknown
+    };
+
+    private static VexJustification? ParseVexJustification(string? justification) => justification?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "COMPONENT_NOT_PRESENT" => VexJustification.ComponentNotPresent,
+        "VULNERABLE_CODE_NOT_PRESENT" => VexJustification.VulnerableCodeNotPresent,
+        "VULNERABLE_CODE_NOT_IN_EXECUTE_PATH" => VexJustification.VulnerableCodeNotInExecutePath,
+        "VULNERABLE_CODE_CANNOT_BE_CONTROLLED_BY_ADVERSARY" => VexJustification.VulnerableCodeCannotBeControlledByAdversary,
+        "INLINE_MITIGATIONS_ALREADY_EXIST" => VexJustification.InlineMitigationsAlreadyExist,
+        _ => null
+    };
+
+    private static VexConsensusOutcome? ParseConsensusOutcome(string? outcome) => outcome?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "UNANIMOUS" => VexConsensusOutcome.Unanimous,
+        "MAJORITY" => VexConsensusOutcome.Majority,
+        "PLURALITY" => VexConsensusOutcome.Plurality,
+        "CONFLICT_RESOLVED" => VexConsensusOutcome.ConflictResolved,
+        _ => null
+    };
+
+    private static PolicyDecision ParsePolicyDecision(string? decision) => decision?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "ALLOW" => PolicyDecision.Allow,
+        "WARN" => PolicyDecision.Warn,
+        "BLOCK" => PolicyDecision.Block,
+        _ => PolicyDecision.Warn
+    };
+
+    private static ReachabilityStatus ParseReachabilityStatus(string? status) => status?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "REACHABLE" => ReachabilityStatus.Reachable,
+        "UNREACHABLE" => ReachabilityStatus.Unreachable,
+        "CONDITIONAL" => ReachabilityStatus.Conditional,
+        _ => ReachabilityStatus.Unknown
+    };
+
+    private static BinaryMatchMethod? ParseMatchMethod(string? method) => method?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "TLSH" => BinaryMatchMethod.Tlsh,
+        "CFG_HASH" => BinaryMatchMethod.CfgHash,
+        "INSTRUCTION_HASH" => BinaryMatchMethod.InstructionHash,
+        "SYMBOL_HASH" => BinaryMatchMethod.SymbolHash,
+        "SECTION_HASH" => BinaryMatchMethod.SectionHash,
+        _ => null
+    };
+
+    private static ContainmentType ParseContainmentType(string? type) => type?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "WAF_RULE" => ContainmentType.WafRule,
+        "SECCOMP" => ContainmentType.Seccomp,
+        "APPARMOR" => ContainmentType.Apparmor,
+        "NETWORK_POLICY" => ContainmentType.NetworkPolicy,
+        "ADMISSION_CONTROLLER" => ContainmentType.AdmissionController,
+        _ => ContainmentType.WafRule
+    };
+
+    private static RiskAppetite? ParseRiskAppetite(string? appetite) => appetite?.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+    {
+        "CONSERVATIVE" => RiskAppetite.Conservative,
+        "MODERATE" => RiskAppetite.Moderate,
+        "AGGRESSIVE" => RiskAppetite.Aggressive,
+        _ => null
+    };
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/IEvidenceBundleAssembler.cs

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+// <copyright file="IEvidenceBundleAssembler.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Assembles evidence bundles from Stella platform data sources.
+/// No external data - only Stella objects (SBOM, VEX, Reachability, Binary Patches, etc.).
+/// </summary>
+public interface IEvidenceBundleAssembler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Assembles a complete evidence bundle for a finding in an artifact.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">Assembly request with artifact and finding identifiers.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Assembled evidence bundle with deterministic bundle ID.</returns>
+    Task<EvidenceBundleAssemblyResult> AssembleAsync(
+        EvidenceBundleAssemblyRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Request to assemble an evidence bundle.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceBundleAssemblyRequest
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tenant ID for multi-tenancy.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string TenantId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Image digest (sha256:...).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string ArtifactDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional image reference (registry/repo:tag).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ImageReference { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deployment environment (prod-eu1, staging, dev).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Environment { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Finding identifier (CVE-YYYY-NNNNN, GHSA-..., policy ID).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string FindingId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional package PURL to scope the finding.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? PackagePurl { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to include OpsMemory context.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IncludeOpsMemory { get; init; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to include full reachability analysis.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IncludeReachability { get; init; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to include binary patch detection.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IncludeBinaryPatch { get; init; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Correlation ID for tracing.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? CorrelationId { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of evidence bundle assembly.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceBundleAssemblyResult
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether assembly succeeded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required bool Success { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Assembled evidence bundle (null if failed).
+    /// </summary>
+    public AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle? Bundle { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error message if assembly failed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Error { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Assembly diagnostics.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceBundleAssemblyDiagnostics? Diagnostics { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Assembly diagnostics for observability.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceBundleAssemblyDiagnostics
+{
+    public int SbomComponentsFound { get; init; }
+    public int VexObservationsFound { get; init; }
+    public int ReachabilityPathsFound { get; init; }
+    public bool BinaryPatchDetected { get; init; }
+    public int OpsMemoryRecordsFound { get; init; }
+    public int PolicyEvaluationsFound { get; init; }
+    public long AssemblyDurationMs { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Warnings { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/BinaryPatchDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="BinaryPatchDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves binary patch detection data from BinaryIndex/Feedser.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class BinaryPatchDataProvider : IBinaryPatchDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IBinaryPatchClient _binaryPatchClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<BinaryPatchDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public BinaryPatchDataProvider(
+        IBinaryPatchClient binaryPatchClient,
+        ILogger<BinaryPatchDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _binaryPatchClient = binaryPatchClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(binaryPatchClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<BinaryPatchData?> GetBinaryPatchDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(artifactDigest);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(vulnerabilityId);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching binary patch data for tenant {TenantId}, artifact {ArtifactDigest}, vulnerability {VulnerabilityId}",
+            tenantId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest), vulnerabilityId);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var detection = await _binaryPatchClient.DetectBackportAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                packagePurl,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (detection is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No binary patch detection for {VulnerabilityId}", vulnerabilityId);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new BinaryPatchData
+            {
+                Detected = detection.Detected,
+                ProofId = detection.ProofId,
+                MatchMethod = detection.MatchMethod,
+                Similarity = detection.Similarity,
+                Confidence = detection.Confidence,
+                PatchedSymbols = detection.PatchedSymbols,
+                DistroAdvisory = detection.DistroAdvisory
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch binary patch data for {VulnerabilityId}, returning null",
+                vulnerabilityId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string TruncateDigest(string digest) =>
+        digest.Length > 16 ? digest[..16] + "..." : digest;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for binary patch detection.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IBinaryPatchClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Detects if a binary has been patched for a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<BinaryPatchDetectionResult?> DetectBackportAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Binary patch detection result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record BinaryPatchDetectionResult
+{
+    public bool Detected { get; init; }
+    public string? ProofId { get; init; }
+    public string? MatchMethod { get; init; }
+    public double? Similarity { get; init; }
+    public double? Confidence { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string>? PatchedSymbols { get; init; }
+    public string? DistroAdvisory { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IBinaryPatchClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullBinaryPatchClient : IBinaryPatchClient
+{
+    public Task<BinaryPatchDetectionResult?> DetectBackportAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<BinaryPatchDetectionResult?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/ContextDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="ContextDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves organizational context data.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ContextDataProvider : IContextDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IOrganizationContextClient _contextClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<ContextDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public ContextDataProvider(
+        IOrganizationContextClient contextClient,
+        ILogger<ContextDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _contextClient = contextClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contextClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ContextData?> GetContextDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(environment);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching context data for tenant {TenantId}, environment {Environment}",
+            tenantId, environment);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var context = await _contextClient.GetOrganizationContextAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                environment,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No context data found for {TenantId}/{Environment}", tenantId, environment);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new ContextData
+            {
+                TenantId = context.TenantId,
+                SlaDays = context.SlaDays,
+                MaintenanceWindow = context.MaintenanceWindow,
+                RiskAppetite = context.RiskAppetite,
+                AutoUpgradeAllowed = context.AutoUpgradeAllowed,
+                ApprovalRequired = context.ApprovalRequired,
+                RequiredApprovers = context.RequiredApprovers
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch context data for {TenantId}/{Environment}, returning null",
+                tenantId, environment);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for organization context.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IOrganizationContextClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets organization context for an environment.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<OrganizationContextResult?> GetOrganizationContextAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Organization context result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record OrganizationContextResult
+{
+    public string? TenantId { get; init; }
+    public int? SlaDays { get; init; }
+    public string? MaintenanceWindow { get; init; }
+    public string? RiskAppetite { get; init; }
+    public bool? AutoUpgradeAllowed { get; init; }
+    public bool? ApprovalRequired { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string>? RequiredApprovers { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IOrganizationContextClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullOrganizationContextClient : IOrganizationContextClient
+{
+    public Task<OrganizationContextResult?> GetOrganizationContextAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<OrganizationContextResult?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/FixDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="FixDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves fix availability data from Concelier/Package registries.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class FixDataProvider : IFixDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IFixAvailabilityClient _fixClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<FixDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public FixDataProvider(
+        IFixAvailabilityClient fixClient,
+        ILogger<FixDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _fixClient = fixClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fixClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<FixData?> GetFixDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string? currentVersion,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(vulnerabilityId);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching fix data for tenant {TenantId}, vulnerability {VulnerabilityId}, package {Package}",
+            tenantId, vulnerabilityId, packagePurl ?? "(unknown)");
+
+        try
+        {
+            var fixes = await _fixClient.GetFixOptionsAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                packagePurl,
+                currentVersion,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (fixes is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No fix data found for {VulnerabilityId}", vulnerabilityId);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var upgrades = fixes.Upgrades?
+                .Select(u => new UpgradeFixData
+                {
+                    Version = u.Version,
+                    ReleaseDate = u.ReleaseDate,
+                    BreakingChanges = u.BreakingChanges,
+                    Changelog = u.Changelog
+                })
+                .ToList();
+
+            DistroBackportData? distroBackport = null;
+            if (fixes.DistroBackport is not null)
+            {
+                distroBackport = new DistroBackportData
+                {
+                    Available = fixes.DistroBackport.Available,
+                    Advisory = fixes.DistroBackport.Advisory,
+                    Version = fixes.DistroBackport.Version
+                };
+            }
+
+            var configFixes = fixes.ConfigFixes?
+                .Select(c => new ConfigFixData
+                {
+                    Option = c.Option,
+                    Description = c.Description,
+                    Impact = c.Impact
+                })
+                .ToList();
+
+            var containment = fixes.Containment?
+                .Select(c => new ContainmentFixData
+                {
+                    Type = c.Type,
+                    Description = c.Description,
+                    Snippet = c.Snippet
+                })
+                .ToList();
+
+            return new FixData
+            {
+                Upgrades = upgrades,
+                DistroBackport = distroBackport,
+                ConfigFixes = configFixes,
+                Containment = containment
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch fix data for {VulnerabilityId}, returning null",
+                vulnerabilityId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for fix availability.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFixAvailabilityClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets available fix options for a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<FixOptionsResult?> GetFixOptionsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string? currentVersion,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Fix options result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FixOptionsResult
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<UpgradeFixResult>? Upgrades { get; init; }
+    public DistroBackportResult? DistroBackport { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<ConfigFixResult>? ConfigFixes { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<ContainmentResult>? Containment { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Upgrade fix result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record UpgradeFixResult
+{
+    public required string Version { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? ReleaseDate { get; init; }
+    public bool? BreakingChanges { get; init; }
+    public string? Changelog { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Distro backport result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record DistroBackportResult
+{
+    public bool Available { get; init; }
+    public string? Advisory { get; init; }
+    public string? Version { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Config fix result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ConfigFixResult
+{
+    public required string Option { get; init; }
+    public required string Description { get; init; }
+    public string? Impact { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Containment result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ContainmentResult
+{
+    public required string Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public string? Snippet { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IFixAvailabilityClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullFixAvailabilityClient : IFixAvailabilityClient
+{
+    public Task<FixOptionsResult?> GetFixOptionsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string? currentVersion,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<FixOptionsResult?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/OpsMemoryDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="OpsMemoryDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves historical decision data from OpsMemory.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class OpsMemoryDataProvider : IOpsMemoryDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IOpsMemoryClient _opsMemoryClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<OpsMemoryDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public OpsMemoryDataProvider(
+        IOpsMemoryClient opsMemoryClient,
+        ILogger<OpsMemoryDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _opsMemoryClient = opsMemoryClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(opsMemoryClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<OpsMemoryData?> GetOpsMemoryDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(vulnerabilityId);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching OpsMemory data for tenant {TenantId}, vulnerability {VulnerabilityId}",
+            tenantId, vulnerabilityId);
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Fetch similar decisions, playbooks, and known issues in parallel
+            var similarDecisionsTask = _opsMemoryClient.GetSimilarDecisionsAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                packagePurl,
+                maxResults: 5,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            var playbooksTask = _opsMemoryClient.GetApplicablePlaybooksAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            var knownIssuesTask = _opsMemoryClient.GetKnownIssuesAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                packagePurl,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            await Task.WhenAll(similarDecisionsTask, playbooksTask, knownIssuesTask);
+
+            var similarDecisions = await similarDecisionsTask;
+            var playbooks = await playbooksTask;
+            var knownIssues = await knownIssuesTask;
+
+            // Return null if no data found
+            if ((similarDecisions is null || similarDecisions.Count == 0) &&
+                (playbooks is null || playbooks.Count == 0) &&
+                (knownIssues is null || knownIssues.Count == 0))
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No OpsMemory data found for {VulnerabilityId}", vulnerabilityId);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new OpsMemoryData
+            {
+                SimilarDecisions = similarDecisions?
+                    .Select(d => new SimilarDecisionData
+                    {
+                        RecordId = d.RecordId,
+                        Similarity = d.Similarity,
+                        Decision = d.Decision,
+                        Outcome = d.Outcome,
+                        Timestamp = d.Timestamp
+                    })
+                    .ToList(),
+                ApplicablePlaybooks = playbooks?
+                    .Select(p => new PlaybookData
+                    {
+                        PlaybookId = p.PlaybookId,
+                        Tactic = p.Tactic,
+                        Description = p.Description
+                    })
+                    .ToList(),
+                KnownIssues = knownIssues?
+                    .Select(i => new KnownIssueData
+                    {
+                        IssueId = i.IssueId,
+                        Title = i.Title,
+                        Resolution = i.Resolution,
+                        ResolvedAt = i.ResolvedAt
+                    })
+                    .ToList()
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch OpsMemory data for {VulnerabilityId}, returning null",
+                vulnerabilityId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for OpsMemory service.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IOpsMemoryClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets similar historical decisions.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<SimilarDecisionResult>?> GetSimilarDecisionsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        int maxResults,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets applicable playbooks for a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<PlaybookResult>?> GetApplicablePlaybooksAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets known issues related to a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<KnownIssueResult>?> GetKnownIssuesAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Similar decision result from OpsMemory.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record SimilarDecisionResult
+{
+    public required string RecordId { get; init; }
+    public required double Similarity { get; init; }
+    public string? Decision { get; init; }
+    public string? Outcome { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Playbook result from OpsMemory.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record PlaybookResult
+{
+    public required string PlaybookId { get; init; }
+    public required string Tactic { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Known issue result from OpsMemory.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record KnownIssueResult
+{
+    public required string IssueId { get; init; }
+    public string? Title { get; init; }
+    public string? Resolution { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? ResolvedAt { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IOpsMemoryClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullOpsMemoryClient : IOpsMemoryClient
+{
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<SimilarDecisionResult>?> GetSimilarDecisionsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        int maxResults,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<SimilarDecisionResult>?>(null);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<PlaybookResult>?> GetApplicablePlaybooksAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<PlaybookResult>?>(null);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<KnownIssueResult>?> GetKnownIssuesAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<KnownIssueResult>?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/PolicyDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="PolicyDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves policy evaluation data from Policy Engine.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class PolicyDataProvider : IPolicyDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IPolicyEvaluationClient _policyClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<PolicyDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public PolicyDataProvider(
+        IPolicyEvaluationClient policyClient,
+        ILogger<PolicyDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _policyClient = policyClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(policyClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<PolicyData?> GetPolicyEvaluationsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(artifactDigest);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(findingId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(environment);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching policy evaluations for tenant {TenantId}, artifact {ArtifactDigest}, finding {FindingId}, env {Environment}",
+            tenantId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest), findingId, environment);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var evaluations = await _policyClient.EvaluatePoliciesAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                findingId,
+                environment,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (evaluations is null || evaluations.Count == 0)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No policy evaluations found for {FindingId}", findingId);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new PolicyData
+            {
+                Evaluations = evaluations
+                    .Select(e => new PolicyEvaluationData
+                    {
+                        PolicyId = e.PolicyId,
+                        Decision = e.Decision,
+                        Reason = e.Reason,
+                        K4Position = e.K4Position,
+                        EvaluationId = e.EvaluationId
+                    })
+                    .ToList()
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch policy evaluations for {FindingId}, returning null",
+                findingId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string TruncateDigest(string digest) =>
+        digest.Length > 16 ? digest[..16] + "..." : digest;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for Policy Engine.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IPolicyEvaluationClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Evaluates policies for a finding.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<PolicyEvaluationResult>?> EvaluatePoliciesAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Policy evaluation result from Policy Engine.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record PolicyEvaluationResult
+{
+    public required string PolicyId { get; init; }
+    public required string Decision { get; init; }
+    public string? Reason { get; init; }
+    public string? K4Position { get; init; }
+    public string? EvaluationId { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IPolicyEvaluationClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullPolicyEvaluationClient : IPolicyEvaluationClient
+{
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<PolicyEvaluationResult>?> EvaluatePoliciesAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string environment,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<PolicyEvaluationResult>?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/ProvenanceDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="ProvenanceDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves provenance and attestation data from Attestor/EvidenceLocker.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ProvenanceDataProvider : IProvenanceDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IProvenanceClient _provenanceClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<ProvenanceDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public ProvenanceDataProvider(
+        IProvenanceClient provenanceClient,
+        ILogger<ProvenanceDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _provenanceClient = provenanceClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(provenanceClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ProvenanceData?> GetProvenanceDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(artifactDigest);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching provenance data for tenant {TenantId}, artifact {ArtifactDigest}",
+            tenantId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Fetch attestations and provenance in parallel
+            var sbomAttestationTask = _provenanceClient.GetSbomAttestationAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            var buildProvenanceTask = _provenanceClient.GetBuildProvenanceAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            var rekorEntryTask = _provenanceClient.GetRekorEntryAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            await Task.WhenAll(sbomAttestationTask, buildProvenanceTask, rekorEntryTask);
+
+            var sbomAttestation = await sbomAttestationTask;
+            var buildProvenance = await buildProvenanceTask;
+            var rekorEntry = await rekorEntryTask;
+
+            // Return null if no provenance data found
+            if (sbomAttestation is null && buildProvenance is null && rekorEntry is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No provenance data found for {ArtifactDigest}", TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            AttestationData? sbomAttestationData = null;
+            if (sbomAttestation is not null)
+            {
+                sbomAttestationData = new AttestationData
+                {
+                    DsseDigest = sbomAttestation.DsseDigest,
+                    PredicateType = sbomAttestation.PredicateType,
+                    SignatureValid = sbomAttestation.SignatureValid,
+                    SignerKeyId = sbomAttestation.SignerKeyId
+                };
+            }
+
+            BuildProvenanceData? buildProvenanceData = null;
+            if (buildProvenance is not null)
+            {
+                buildProvenanceData = new BuildProvenanceData
+                {
+                    DsseDigest = buildProvenance.DsseDigest,
+                    Builder = buildProvenance.Builder,
+                    SourceRepo = buildProvenance.SourceRepo,
+                    SourceCommit = buildProvenance.SourceCommit,
+                    SlsaLevel = buildProvenance.SlsaLevel
+                };
+            }
+
+            RekorEntryData? rekorEntryData = null;
+            if (rekorEntry is not null)
+            {
+                rekorEntryData = new RekorEntryData
+                {
+                    Uuid = rekorEntry.Uuid,
+                    LogIndex = rekorEntry.LogIndex,
+                    IntegratedTime = rekorEntry.IntegratedTime
+                };
+            }
+
+            return new ProvenanceData
+            {
+                SbomAttestation = sbomAttestationData,
+                BuildProvenance = buildProvenanceData,
+                RekorEntry = rekorEntryData
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch provenance data for {ArtifactDigest}, returning null",
+                TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string TruncateDigest(string digest) =>
+        digest.Length > 16 ? digest[..16] + "..." : digest;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for provenance data.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IProvenanceClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets SBOM attestation for an artifact.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<SbomAttestationResult?> GetSbomAttestationAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets build provenance for an artifact.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<BuildProvenanceResult?> GetBuildProvenanceAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets Rekor transparency log entry for an artifact.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<RekorEntryResult?> GetRekorEntryAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SBOM attestation result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record SbomAttestationResult
+{
+    public string? DsseDigest { get; init; }
+    public string? PredicateType { get; init; }
+    public bool? SignatureValid { get; init; }
+    public string? SignerKeyId { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Build provenance result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record BuildProvenanceResult
+{
+    public string? DsseDigest { get; init; }
+    public string? Builder { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceRepo { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceCommit { get; init; }
+    public int? SlsaLevel { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Rekor entry result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record RekorEntryResult
+{
+    public string? Uuid { get; init; }
+    public long? LogIndex { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? IntegratedTime { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IProvenanceClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullProvenanceClient : IProvenanceClient
+{
+    public Task<SbomAttestationResult?> GetSbomAttestationAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<SbomAttestationResult?>(null);
+
+    public Task<BuildProvenanceResult?> GetBuildProvenanceAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<BuildProvenanceResult?>(null);
+
+    public Task<RekorEntryResult?> GetRekorEntryAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<RekorEntryResult?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/ReachabilityDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="ReachabilityDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves reachability analysis data from Scanner/ReachGraph.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ReachabilityDataProvider : IReachabilityDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IReachabilityClient _reachabilityClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<ReachabilityDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public ReachabilityDataProvider(
+        IReachabilityClient reachabilityClient,
+        ILogger<ReachabilityDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _reachabilityClient = reachabilityClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reachabilityClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ReachabilityData?> GetReachabilityDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(artifactDigest);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(vulnerabilityId);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching reachability data for tenant {TenantId}, artifact {ArtifactDigest}, vulnerability {VulnerabilityId}",
+            tenantId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest), vulnerabilityId);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var analysis = await _reachabilityClient.GetReachabilityAnalysisAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                packagePurl,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (analysis is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No reachability analysis found for {VulnerabilityId}", vulnerabilityId);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var pathWitnesses = analysis.PathWitnesses?
+                .Take(5) // Limit to prevent context explosion
+                .Select(p => new PathWitnessData
+                {
+                    WitnessId = p.WitnessId,
+                    Entrypoint = p.Entrypoint,
+                    Sink = p.Sink,
+                    PathLength = p.PathLength,
+                    Guards = p.Guards
+                })
+                .ToList();
+
+            ReachabilityGatesData? gates = null;
+            if (analysis.Gates is not null)
+            {
+                gates = new ReachabilityGatesData
+                {
+                    Reachable = analysis.Gates.Reachable,
+                    ConfigActivated = analysis.Gates.ConfigActivated,
+                    RunningUser = analysis.Gates.RunningUser,
+                    GateClass = analysis.Gates.GateClass
+                };
+            }
+
+            return new ReachabilityData
+            {
+                Status = analysis.Status,
+                ConfidenceScore = analysis.ConfidenceScore,
+                PathCount = analysis.PathCount,
+                PathWitnesses = pathWitnesses,
+                Gates = gates,
+                RuntimeHits = analysis.RuntimeHits,
+                CallgraphDigest = analysis.CallgraphDigest
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch reachability data for {VulnerabilityId}, returning null",
+                vulnerabilityId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string TruncateDigest(string digest) =>
+        digest.Length > 16 ? digest[..16] + "..." : digest;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for reachability analysis.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IReachabilityClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets reachability analysis for a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ReachabilityAnalysisResult?> GetReachabilityAnalysisAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Reachability analysis result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ReachabilityAnalysisResult
+{
+    public string? Status { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+    public int PathCount { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<PathWitnessResult>? PathWitnesses { get; init; }
+    public ReachabilityGatesResult? Gates { get; init; }
+    public int? RuntimeHits { get; init; }
+    public string? CallgraphDigest { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Path witness in reachability analysis.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record PathWitnessResult
+{
+    public required string WitnessId { get; init; }
+    public string? Entrypoint { get; init; }
+    public string? Sink { get; init; }
+    public int? PathLength { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<string>? Guards { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Reachability gates result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ReachabilityGatesResult
+{
+    public bool? Reachable { get; init; }
+    public bool? ConfigActivated { get; init; }
+    public bool? RunningUser { get; init; }
+    public int? GateClass { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IReachabilityClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullReachabilityClient : IReachabilityClient
+{
+    public Task<ReachabilityAnalysisResult?> GetReachabilityAnalysisAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<ReachabilityAnalysisResult?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/SbomDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="SbomDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves SBOM and finding data from SbomService/Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class SbomDataProvider : ISbomDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly ISbomServiceClient _sbomClient;
+    private readonly IScannerFindingsClient _findingsClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<SbomDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public SbomDataProvider(
+        ISbomServiceClient sbomClient,
+        IScannerFindingsClient findingsClient,
+        ILogger<SbomDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _sbomClient = sbomClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sbomClient));
+        _findingsClient = findingsClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(findingsClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<SbomData?> GetSbomDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(artifactDigest);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching SBOM data for tenant {TenantId}, artifact {ArtifactDigest}",
+            tenantId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+
+        try
+        {
+            var sbom = await _sbomClient.GetSbomByDigestAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (sbom is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No SBOM found for artifact {ArtifactDigest}", TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new SbomData
+            {
+                SbomDigest = sbom.Digest,
+                ComponentCount = sbom.ComponentCount,
+                Labels = sbom.Labels
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch SBOM data for {ArtifactDigest}, returning null",
+                TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<FindingData?> GetFindingDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(artifactDigest);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(findingId);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching finding data for tenant {TenantId}, artifact {ArtifactDigest}, finding {FindingId}",
+            tenantId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest), findingId);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var finding = await _findingsClient.GetFindingAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                artifactDigest,
+                findingId,
+                packagePurl,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (finding is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("Finding {FindingId} not found in artifact {ArtifactDigest}",
+                    findingId, TruncateDigest(artifactDigest));
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new FindingData
+            {
+                Type = finding.Type,
+                Id = finding.Id,
+                Package = finding.Package,
+                Version = finding.Version,
+                Severity = finding.Severity,
+                CvssScore = finding.CvssScore,
+                EpssScore = finding.EpssScore,
+                Kev = finding.Kev,
+                Description = finding.Description,
+                DetectedAt = finding.DetectedAt
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch finding data for {FindingId}, returning null",
+                findingId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string TruncateDigest(string digest) =>
+        digest.Length > 16 ? digest[..16] + "..." : digest;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for SBOM Service.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ISbomServiceClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets SBOM metadata by artifact digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<SbomMetadataResult?> GetSbomByDigestAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for Scanner findings.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IScannerFindingsClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a specific finding from a scan.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ScannerFindingResult?> GetFindingAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// SBOM metadata result from SBOM Service.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record SbomMetadataResult
+{
+    public required string Digest { get; init; }
+    public int ComponentCount { get; init; }
+    public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string>? Labels { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Finding result from Scanner.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ScannerFindingResult
+{
+    public required string Type { get; init; }
+    public required string Id { get; init; }
+    public string? Package { get; init; }
+    public string? Version { get; init; }
+    public string? Severity { get; init; }
+    public double? CvssScore { get; init; }
+    public double? EpssScore { get; init; }
+    public bool? Kev { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? DetectedAt { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of ISbomServiceClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullSbomServiceClient : ISbomServiceClient
+{
+    public Task<SbomMetadataResult?> GetSbomByDigestAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<SbomMetadataResult?>(null);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IScannerFindingsClient.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullScannerFindingsClient : IScannerFindingsClient
+{
+    public Task<ScannerFindingResult?> GetFindingAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string artifactDigest,
+        string findingId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<ScannerFindingResult?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Assembly/Providers/VexDataProvider.cs

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+// <copyright file="VexDataProvider.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Retrieves VEX verdicts and observations from VexLens.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class VexDataProvider : IVexDataProvider
+{
+    private readonly IVexLensClient _vexLensClient;
+    private readonly ILogger<VexDataProvider> _logger;
+
+    public VexDataProvider(
+        IVexLensClient vexLensClient,
+        ILogger<VexDataProvider> logger)
+    {
+        _vexLensClient = vexLensClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vexLensClient));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<VexData?> GetVexDataAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(tenantId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(vulnerabilityId);
+
+        _logger.LogDebug(
+            "Fetching VEX data for tenant {TenantId}, vulnerability {VulnerabilityId}, package {Package}",
+            tenantId, vulnerabilityId, packagePurl ?? "(all)");
+
+        try
+        {
+            var consensus = await _vexLensClient.GetConsensusAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                packagePurl,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (consensus is null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("No VEX consensus found for {VulnerabilityId}", vulnerabilityId);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var observations = await _vexLensClient.GetObservationsAsync(
+                tenantId,
+                vulnerabilityId,
+                packagePurl,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            return new VexData
+            {
+                ConsensusStatus = consensus.Status,
+                ConsensusJustification = consensus.Justification,
+                ConfidenceScore = consensus.ConfidenceScore,
+                ConsensusOutcome = consensus.Outcome,
+                LinksetId = consensus.LinksetId,
+                Observations = observations?
+                    .Select(o => new VexObservationData
+                    {
+                        ObservationId = o.ObservationId,
+                        ProviderId = o.ProviderId,
+                        Status = o.Status,
+                        Justification = o.Justification,
+                        ConfidenceScore = o.ConfidenceScore
+                    })
+                    .ToList()
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                ex,
+                "Failed to fetch VEX data for {VulnerabilityId}, returning null",
+                vulnerabilityId);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for VexLens service.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IVexLensClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the VEX consensus for a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<VexConsensusResult?> GetConsensusAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets individual VEX observations for a vulnerability.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<VexObservationResult>?> GetObservationsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// VEX consensus result from VexLens.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record VexConsensusResult
+{
+    public required string Status { get; init; }
+    public string? Justification { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+    public string? Outcome { get; init; }
+    public string? LinksetId { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Individual VEX observation result.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record VexObservationResult
+{
+    public required string ObservationId { get; init; }
+    public required string ProviderId { get; init; }
+    public required string Status { get; init; }
+    public string? Justification { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Null implementation of IVexLensClient for testing and when VexLens is not configured.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class NullVexLensClient : IVexLensClient
+{
+    public Task<VexConsensusResult?> GetConsensusAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<VexConsensusResult?>(null);
+
+    public Task<IReadOnlyList<VexObservationResult>?> GetObservationsAsync(
+        string tenantId,
+        string vulnerabilityId,
+        string? packagePurl,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<VexObservationResult>?>(null);
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/DependencyInjection/AdvisoryChatServiceCollectionExtensions.cs

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+// <copyright file="AdvisoryChatServiceCollectionExtensions.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly.Providers;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Services;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// DI registration extensions for Advisory Chat.
+/// </summary>
+public static class AdvisoryChatServiceCollectionExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds all Advisory Chat services.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The service collection.</param>
+    /// <param name="configuration">The configuration.</param>
+    /// <returns>The service collection for chaining.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddAdvisoryChat(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(services);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(configuration);
+
+        return services
+            .AddAdvisoryChatOptions(configuration)
+            .AddAdvisoryChatCore()
+            .AddAdvisoryChatDataProviders()
+            .AddAdvisoryChatInference(configuration);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds Advisory Chat configuration with validation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddAdvisoryChatOptions(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        services.AddOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions>()
+            .Bind(configuration.GetSection(AdvisoryChatOptions.SectionName))
+            .ValidateDataAnnotations()
+            .ValidateOnStart();
+
+        services.AddSingleton<IValidateOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions>, AdvisoryChatOptionsValidator>();
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds core Advisory Chat services.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddAdvisoryChatCore(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        // Intent routing
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IAdvisoryChatIntentRouter, AdvisoryChatIntentRouter>();
+
+        // Evidence assembly
+        services.TryAddScoped<IEvidenceBundleAssembler, EvidenceBundleAssembler>();
+
+        // Main orchestrator
+        services.TryAddScoped<IAdvisoryChatService, AdvisoryChatService>();
+
+        // System prompt loader
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ISystemPromptLoader, SystemPromptLoader>();
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds all 9 data providers with null implementations as defaults.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddAdvisoryChatDataProviders(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        // Core providers
+        services.TryAddScoped<IVexDataProvider, VexDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<ISbomDataProvider, SbomDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IReachabilityDataProvider, ReachabilityDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IBinaryPatchDataProvider, BinaryPatchDataProvider>();
+
+        // Context providers
+        services.TryAddScoped<IOpsMemoryDataProvider, OpsMemoryDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IPolicyDataProvider, PolicyDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IProvenanceDataProvider, ProvenanceDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IFixDataProvider, FixDataProvider>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IContextDataProvider, ContextDataProvider>();
+
+        // Register null client implementations as defaults (can be overridden)
+        services.TryAddScoped<IVexLensClient, NullVexLensClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<ISbomServiceClient, NullSbomServiceClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IScannerFindingsClient, NullScannerFindingsClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IReachabilityClient, NullReachabilityClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IBinaryPatchClient, NullBinaryPatchClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IOpsMemoryClient, NullOpsMemoryClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IPolicyEvaluationClient, NullPolicyEvaluationClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IProvenanceClient, NullProvenanceClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IFixAvailabilityClient, NullFixAvailabilityClient>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IOrganizationContextClient, NullOrganizationContextClient>();
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds inference client based on configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddAdvisoryChatInference(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        var provider = configuration.GetValue<string>("AdvisoryAI:Chat:Inference:Provider") ?? "claude";
+
+        return provider.ToLowerInvariant() switch
+        {
+            "claude" => services.AddClaudeInferenceClient(configuration),
+            "openai" => services.AddOpenAIInferenceClient(configuration),
+            "ollama" => services.AddOllamaInferenceClient(configuration),
+            "local" => services.AddLocalInferenceClient(),
+            _ => throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unknown inference provider: {provider}")
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static IServiceCollection AddClaudeInferenceClient(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        services.AddHttpClient<IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient, ClaudeInferenceClient>()
+            .ConfigureHttpClient((sp, client) =>
+            {
+                var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions>>().Value;
+                var baseUrl = options.Inference.BaseUrl ?? "https://api.anthropic.com";
+                client.BaseAddress = new Uri(baseUrl);
+                client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(options.Inference.TimeoutSeconds);
+            });
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    private static IServiceCollection AddOpenAIInferenceClient(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        services.AddHttpClient<IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient, OpenAIInferenceClient>()
+            .ConfigureHttpClient((sp, client) =>
+            {
+                var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions>>().Value;
+                var baseUrl = options.Inference.BaseUrl ?? "https://api.openai.com";
+                client.BaseAddress = new Uri(baseUrl);
+                client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(options.Inference.TimeoutSeconds);
+            });
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    private static IServiceCollection AddOllamaInferenceClient(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        services.AddHttpClient<IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient, OllamaInferenceClient>()
+            .ConfigureHttpClient((sp, client) =>
+            {
+                var options = sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions>>().Value;
+                var baseUrl = options.Inference.BaseUrl ?? "http://localhost:11434";
+                client.BaseAddress = new Uri(baseUrl);
+                client.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(options.Inference.TimeoutSeconds);
+            });
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    private static IServiceCollection AddLocalInferenceClient(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient, LocalInferenceClient>();
+        return services;
+    }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Inference/ClaudeInferenceClient.cs

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+// <copyright file="ClaudeInferenceClient.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+
+// Use namespace alias to avoid conflicts with types in parent StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat namespace
+using Models = StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Claude API inference client.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed partial class ClaudeInferenceClient : IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private readonly IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions> _options;
+    private readonly ISystemPromptLoader _promptLoader;
+    private readonly ILogger<ClaudeInferenceClient> _logger;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+        WriteIndented = false
+    };
+
+    public ClaudeInferenceClient(
+        HttpClient httpClient,
+        IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions> options,
+        ISystemPromptLoader promptLoader,
+        ILogger<ClaudeInferenceClient> logger)
+    {
+        _httpClient = httpClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(httpClient));
+        _options = options ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+        _promptLoader = promptLoader ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(promptLoader));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse> GetResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var systemPrompt = await _promptLoader.LoadSystemPromptAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var userMessage = FormatUserMessage(bundle, intent);
+
+        var request = new ClaudeMessageRequest
+        {
+            Model = _options.Value.Inference.Model,
+            MaxTokens = _options.Value.Inference.MaxTokens,
+            Temperature = _options.Value.Inference.Temperature,
+            System = systemPrompt,
+            Messages =
+            [
+                new ClaudeMessage { Role = "user", Content = userMessage }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Sending inference request to Claude API for intent {Intent}", intent.Intent);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var response = await _httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(
+                "/v1/messages",
+                request,
+                JsonOptions,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+            var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<ClaudeMessageResponse>(
+                JsonOptions,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (result is null)
+            {
+                throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Empty response from Claude API");
+            }
+
+            return ParseResponse(result);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "HTTP error calling Claude API");
+            throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Failed to call Claude API", ex);
+        }
+        catch (JsonException ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to parse Claude API response");
+            throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Failed to parse Claude API response", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<AdvisoryChatResponseChunk> StreamResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var systemPrompt = await _promptLoader.LoadSystemPromptAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var userMessage = FormatUserMessage(bundle, intent);
+
+        var request = new ClaudeMessageRequest
+        {
+            Model = _options.Value.Inference.Model,
+            MaxTokens = _options.Value.Inference.MaxTokens,
+            Temperature = _options.Value.Inference.Temperature,
+            System = systemPrompt,
+            Messages =
+            [
+                new ClaudeMessage { Role = "user", Content = userMessage }
+            ],
+            Stream = true
+        };
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Starting streaming inference request to Claude API");
+
+        var httpRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/v1/messages")
+        {
+            Content = JsonContent.Create(request, options: JsonOptions)
+        };
+
+        using var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(
+            httpRequest,
+            HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead,
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+
+        var fullContent = new StringBuilder();
+
+        string? line;
+        while ((line = await reader.ReadLineAsync(cancellationToken)) is not null)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(line) || !line.StartsWith("data: ", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var json = line[6..];
+            if (json == "[DONE]")
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ClaudeStreamEvent? chunk;
+            try
+            {
+                chunk = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClaudeStreamEvent>(json, JsonOptions);
+            }
+            catch (JsonException)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (chunk?.Delta?.Text is not null)
+            {
+                fullContent.Append(chunk.Delta.Text);
+                yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+                {
+                    Content = chunk.Delta.Text,
+                    IsComplete = false
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Parse final response
+        var finalResponse = ParseResponseFromText(fullContent.ToString());
+        yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+        {
+            Content = string.Empty,
+            IsComplete = true,
+            FinalResponse = finalResponse
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatUserMessage(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## User Query");
+        sb.AppendLine(intent.NormalizedInput);
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## Detected Intent");
+        sb.AppendLine($"- Intent: {intent.Intent}");
+        sb.AppendLine($"- Confidence: {intent.Confidence:F2}");
+        if (intent.ExplicitSlashCommand)
+        {
+            sb.AppendLine("- Source: Explicit slash command");
+        }
+
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## Evidence Bundle");
+        sb.AppendLine("```json");
+        sb.AppendLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(bundle, JsonOptions));
+        sb.AppendLine("```");
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("Please analyze this evidence and provide your assessment following the response structure.");
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private Models.AdvisoryChatResponse ParseResponse(ClaudeMessageResponse response)
+    {
+        var text = response.Content?.FirstOrDefault()?.Text;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+        {
+            throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("No text content in Claude API response");
+        }
+
+        return ParseResponseFromText(text);
+    }
+
+    private Models.AdvisoryChatResponse ParseResponseFromText(string text)
+    {
+        // Try to extract JSON from response
+        var jsonMatch = JsonBlockPattern().Match(text);
+        if (jsonMatch.Success)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var parsed = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse>(
+                    jsonMatch.Groups[1].Value,
+                    JsonOptions);
+
+                if (parsed is not null)
+                {
+                    return parsed;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (JsonException ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to parse structured JSON response, falling back to text extraction");
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: create a basic response from the text
+        return CreateFallbackResponse(text);
+    }
+
+    private static Models.AdvisoryChatResponse CreateFallbackResponse(string text)
+    {
+        var responseId = $"sha256:{Convert.ToHexString(System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.HashData(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text))).ToLowerInvariant()[..32]}";
+        return new Models.AdvisoryChatResponse
+        {
+            ResponseId = responseId,
+            Intent = Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.General,
+            GeneratedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Summary = text,
+            Impact = null,
+            ReachabilityAssessment = null,
+            Mitigations = ImmutableArray<Models.MitigationOption>.Empty,
+            EvidenceLinks = ImmutableArray<Models.EvidenceLink>.Empty,
+            Confidence = new Models.ConfidenceAssessment
+            {
+                Level = Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium,
+                Score = 0.5
+            },
+            ProposedActions = ImmutableArray<Models.ProposedAction>.Empty
+        };
+    }
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"```json\s*(.*?)\s*```", RegexOptions.Singleline)]
+    private static partial Regex JsonBlockPattern();
+}
+
+#region Claude API Models
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeMessageRequest
+{
+    public required string Model { get; init; }
+    public required int MaxTokens { get; init; }
+    public double? Temperature { get; init; }
+    public string? System { get; init; }
+    public required ClaudeMessage[] Messages { get; init; }
+    public bool? Stream { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeMessage
+{
+    public required string Role { get; init; }
+    public required string Content { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeMessageResponse
+{
+    public string? Id { get; init; }
+    public string? Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Role { get; init; }
+    public ClaudeContentBlock[]? Content { get; init; }
+    public string? Model { get; init; }
+    public string? StopReason { get; init; }
+    public ClaudeUsage? Usage { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeContentBlock
+{
+    public string? Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Text { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeUsage
+{
+    public int InputTokens { get; init; }
+    public int OutputTokens { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeStreamEvent
+{
+    public string? Type { get; init; }
+    public int? Index { get; init; }
+    public ClaudeStreamDelta? Delta { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record ClaudeStreamDelta
+{
+    public string? Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Text { get; init; }
+}
+
+#endregion

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Inference/IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient.cs

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+// <copyright file="IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Client interface for LLM inference.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a chat response from the model.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="bundle">The evidence bundle.</param>
+    /// <param name="intent">The routing result with intent and parameters.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>The chat response.</returns>
+    Task<AdvisoryChatResponse> GetResponseAsync(
+        AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Streams a chat response from the model.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="bundle">The evidence bundle.</param>
+    /// <param name="intent">The routing result with intent and parameters.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Async enumerable of response chunks.</returns>
+    IAsyncEnumerable<AdvisoryChatResponseChunk> StreamResponseAsync(
+        AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A chunk of a streaming chat response.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content of this chunk.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Content { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether this is the final chunk.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsComplete { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The final parsed response (only present when IsComplete is true).
+    /// </summary>
+    public AdvisoryChatResponse? FinalResponse { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for loading the system prompt.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ISystemPromptLoader
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Loads the system prompt.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<string> LoadSystemPromptAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exception thrown when inference fails.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AdvisoryChatInferenceException : Exception
+{
+    public AdvisoryChatInferenceException(string message)
+        : base(message)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public AdvisoryChatInferenceException(string message, Exception innerException)
+        : base(message, innerException)
+    {
+    }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Inference/LocalInferenceClient.cs

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+// <copyright file="LocalInferenceClient.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+
+// Use namespace alias to avoid conflicts with types in parent StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat namespace
+using Models = StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Local inference client for development/testing without external API calls.
+/// Returns template responses based on intent.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class LocalInferenceClient : IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<LocalInferenceClient> _logger;
+
+    public LocalInferenceClient(ILogger<LocalInferenceClient> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public Task<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse> GetResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogDebug("Local inference client generating response for intent {Intent}", intent.Intent);
+
+        var response = GenerateLocalResponse(bundle, intent);
+        return Task.FromResult(response);
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<AdvisoryChatResponseChunk> StreamResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogDebug("Local inference client streaming response for intent {Intent}", intent.Intent);
+
+        var response = GenerateLocalResponse(bundle, intent);
+        var summary = response.Summary ?? "No summary available.";
+
+        // Simulate streaming by breaking the response into chunks
+        var words = summary.Split(' ');
+        foreach (var word in words)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            await Task.Delay(50, cancellationToken); // Simulate latency
+
+            yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+            {
+                Content = word + " ",
+                IsComplete = false
+            };
+        }
+
+        yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+        {
+            Content = string.Empty,
+            IsComplete = true,
+            FinalResponse = response
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static Models.AdvisoryChatResponse GenerateLocalResponse(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent)
+    {
+        var finding = bundle.Finding;
+        var verdicts = bundle.Verdicts;
+        var reachability = bundle.Reachability;
+
+        var summary = intent.Intent switch
+        {
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.Explain => GenerateExplainSummary(finding, verdicts),
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.IsItReachable => GenerateReachabilitySummary(finding, reachability),
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.DoWeHaveABackport => GenerateBackportSummary(finding, reachability),
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.ProposeFix => GenerateFixSummary(finding, bundle.Fixes),
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.Waive => GenerateWaiveSummary(finding, intent),
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.BatchTriage => "Batch triage analysis would be performed here.",
+            Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.Compare => "Environment comparison would be performed here.",
+            _ => $"Analysis of {finding?.Id ?? "unknown finding"} would be performed here."
+        };
+
+        var evidenceLinks = new List<Models.EvidenceLink>();
+
+        if (verdicts?.Vex is not null && verdicts.Vex.Observations.Length > 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var obs in verdicts.Vex.Observations.Take(3))
+            {
+                evidenceLinks.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+                {
+                    Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Vex,
+                    Link = $"vex:{obs.ProviderId}:{obs.ObservationId}",
+                    Description = $"VEX observation from {obs.ProviderId}"
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (reachability?.PathWitnesses is { Length: > 0 })
+        {
+            foreach (var path in reachability.PathWitnesses.Take(2))
+            {
+                evidenceLinks.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+                {
+                    Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Reach,
+                    Link = $"reach:{path.WitnessId}",
+                    Description = $"Path from {path.Entrypoint} to {path.Sink}"
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        var responseId = GenerateResponseId(bundle.BundleId, intent.Intent, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+
+        return new Models.AdvisoryChatResponse
+        {
+            ResponseId = responseId,
+            BundleId = bundle.BundleId,
+            Intent = intent.Intent,
+            GeneratedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Summary = summary,
+            Impact = GenerateImpactAssessment(finding),
+            ReachabilityAssessment = reachability is not null
+                ? new Models.ReachabilityAssessment
+                {
+                    Status = reachability.Status,
+                    CallgraphPaths = reachability.CallgraphPaths,
+                    PathDescription = $"Reachability status: {reachability.Status}"
+                }
+                : null,
+            Mitigations = GenerateMitigations(bundle),
+            EvidenceLinks = evidenceLinks.ToImmutableArray(),
+            Confidence = new Models.ConfidenceAssessment
+            {
+                Level = Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium,
+                Score = 0.7,
+                Factors =
+                [
+                    new Models.ConfidenceFactor
+                    {
+                        Factor = "evidence_completeness",
+                        Impact = Models.ConfidenceImpact.Positive,
+                        Weight = 0.8
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            ProposedActions = ImmutableArray<Models.ProposedAction>.Empty
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string GenerateExplainSummary(Models.EvidenceFinding? finding, Models.EvidenceVerdicts? verdicts)
+    {
+        if (finding is null)
+        {
+            return "No finding data available for explanation.";
+        }
+
+        var vexStatus = verdicts?.Vex?.Status.ToString() ?? "unknown";
+        return $"{finding.Id} is a {finding.Severity.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()} " +
+               $"vulnerability affecting {finding.Package ?? "unknown package"} version {finding.Version ?? "unknown"}. " +
+               $"VEX consensus status: {vexStatus}. " +
+               $"CVSS score: {finding.CvssScore?.ToString("F1") ?? "N/A"}, EPSS score: {finding.EpssScore?.ToString("P2") ?? "N/A"}.";
+    }
+
+    private static string GenerateReachabilitySummary(Models.EvidenceFinding? finding, Models.EvidenceReachability? reachability)
+    {
+        if (reachability is null)
+        {
+            return $"No reachability analysis available for {finding?.Id ?? "this finding"}.";
+        }
+
+        var pathCount = reachability.CallgraphPaths ?? 0;
+        return reachability.Status switch
+        {
+            Models.ReachabilityStatus.Reachable => $"{finding?.Id} is REACHABLE. Found {pathCount} call paths to vulnerable code.",
+            Models.ReachabilityStatus.Unreachable => $"{finding?.Id} is NOT REACHABLE. The vulnerable code is not in any execution path.",
+            Models.ReachabilityStatus.Conditional => $"{finding?.Id} has CONDITIONAL reachability. It may be reachable depending on configuration.",
+            _ => $"Reachability status for {finding?.Id} is unknown."
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string GenerateBackportSummary(Models.EvidenceFinding? finding, Models.EvidenceReachability? reachability)
+    {
+        var binaryPatch = reachability?.BinaryPatch;
+        if (binaryPatch is null)
+        {
+            return $"No binary patch detection available for {finding?.Id ?? "this finding"}.";
+        }
+
+        if (binaryPatch.Detected)
+        {
+            return $"A binary backport for {finding?.Id} HAS been detected. " +
+                   $"Match method: {binaryPatch.MatchMethod?.ToString() ?? "unknown"}, " +
+                   $"confidence: {binaryPatch.Confidence?.ToString("P0") ?? "N/A"}. " +
+                   $"Distro advisory: {binaryPatch.DistroAdvisory ?? "N/A"}.";
+        }
+
+        return $"No binary backport detected for {finding?.Id}. The vulnerability may still be present.";
+    }
+
+    private static string GenerateFixSummary(Models.EvidenceFinding? finding, Models.EvidenceFixes? fixes)
+    {
+        if (fixes is null)
+        {
+            return $"No fix information available for {finding?.Id ?? "this finding"}.";
+        }
+
+        var options = new List<string>();
+
+        if (fixes.Upgrade is { Length: > 0 })
+        {
+            var latest = fixes.Upgrade[0];
+            options.Add($"Upgrade to version {latest.Version}");
+        }
+
+        if (fixes.DistroBackport?.Available == true)
+        {
+            options.Add($"Apply distro backport: {fixes.DistroBackport.Advisory}");
+        }
+
+        if (fixes.Config is { Length: > 0 })
+        {
+            options.Add($"Apply config fix: {fixes.Config[0].Option}");
+        }
+
+        return options.Count > 0
+            ? $"Available fixes for {finding?.Id}: " + string.Join("; ", options)
+            : $"No known fixes available for {finding?.Id}.";
+    }
+
+    private static string GenerateWaiveSummary(Models.EvidenceFinding? finding, IntentRoutingResult intent)
+    {
+        return $"Waiver request for {finding?.Id ?? intent.Parameters.FindingId ?? "unknown"} " +
+               $"for {intent.Parameters.Duration ?? "unspecified duration"} " +
+               $"because: {intent.Parameters.Reason ?? "no reason provided"}. " +
+               "This would require policy approval.";
+    }
+
+    private static string GenerateResponseId(string? bundleId, Models.AdvisoryChatIntent intent, DateTimeOffset generatedAt)
+    {
+        var input = $"{bundleId}:{intent}:{generatedAt:O}";
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+        return $"sha256:{Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant()}";
+    }
+
+    private static Models.ImpactAssessment? GenerateImpactAssessment(Models.EvidenceFinding? finding)
+    {
+        if (finding is null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new Models.ImpactAssessment
+        {
+            AffectedComponent = finding.Package,
+            AffectedVersion = finding.Version,
+            Description = $"Severity: {finding.Severity}. " +
+                          (finding.Kev == true ? "This vulnerability is in CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities). " : "") +
+                          $"Affects package: {finding.Package ?? "unknown"}."
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static ImmutableArray<Models.MitigationOption> GenerateMitigations(Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle)
+    {
+        var mitigations = new List<Models.MitigationOption>();
+        var rank = 1;
+
+        if (bundle.Fixes?.Upgrade is { Length: > 0 })
+        {
+            mitigations.Add(new Models.MitigationOption
+            {
+                Rank = rank++,
+                Type = Models.MitigationType.UpgradePackage,
+                Label = $"Upgrade to {bundle.Fixes.Upgrade[0].Version}",
+                Description = $"Upgrade the affected package to version {bundle.Fixes.Upgrade[0].Version}",
+                Risk = Models.MitigationRisk.Medium,
+                BreakingChanges = bundle.Fixes.Upgrade[0].BreakingChanges,
+                EstimatedEffort = "Medium"
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (bundle.Fixes?.DistroBackport?.Available == true)
+        {
+            mitigations.Add(new Models.MitigationOption
+            {
+                Rank = rank++,
+                Type = Models.MitigationType.AcceptBackport,
+                Label = "Accept distro backport",
+                Description = $"Apply distro backport: {bundle.Fixes.DistroBackport.Advisory}",
+                Risk = Models.MitigationRisk.Low,
+                EstimatedEffort = "Low"
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (bundle.Fixes?.Containment is { Length: > 0 })
+        {
+            mitigations.Add(new Models.MitigationOption
+            {
+                Rank = rank++,
+                Type = Models.MitigationType.RuntimeContainment,
+                Label = "Apply containment",
+                Description = bundle.Fixes.Containment[0].Description ?? "Apply containment measure",
+                Risk = Models.MitigationRisk.Low,
+                EstimatedEffort = "Low"
+            });
+        }
+
+        return mitigations.ToImmutableArray();
+    }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Inference/OllamaInferenceClient.cs

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+// <copyright file="OllamaInferenceClient.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+
+// Use namespace alias to avoid conflicts with types in parent StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat namespace
+using Models = StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Ollama API inference client for local models.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed partial class OllamaInferenceClient : IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private readonly IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions> _options;
+    private readonly ISystemPromptLoader _promptLoader;
+    private readonly ILogger<OllamaInferenceClient> _logger;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull
+    };
+
+    public OllamaInferenceClient(
+        HttpClient httpClient,
+        IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions> options,
+        ISystemPromptLoader promptLoader,
+        ILogger<OllamaInferenceClient> logger)
+    {
+        _httpClient = httpClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(httpClient));
+        _options = options ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+        _promptLoader = promptLoader ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(promptLoader));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse> GetResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var systemPrompt = await _promptLoader.LoadSystemPromptAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var userMessage = FormatUserMessage(bundle, intent);
+
+        var request = new OllamaChatRequest
+        {
+            Model = _options.Value.Inference.Model,
+            Messages =
+            [
+                new OllamaMessage { Role = "system", Content = systemPrompt },
+                new OllamaMessage { Role = "user", Content = userMessage }
+            ],
+            Stream = false,
+            Options = new OllamaOptions
+            {
+                Temperature = _options.Value.Inference.Temperature,
+                NumPredict = _options.Value.Inference.MaxTokens
+            }
+        };
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Sending inference request to Ollama API for intent {Intent}", intent.Intent);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var response = await _httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(
+                "/api/chat",
+                request,
+                JsonOptions,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+            var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<OllamaChatResponse>(
+                JsonOptions,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (result is null)
+            {
+                throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Empty response from Ollama API");
+            }
+
+            return ParseResponseFromText(result.Message?.Content ?? string.Empty);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "HTTP error calling Ollama API");
+            throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Failed to call Ollama API", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<AdvisoryChatResponseChunk> StreamResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var systemPrompt = await _promptLoader.LoadSystemPromptAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var userMessage = FormatUserMessage(bundle, intent);
+
+        var request = new OllamaChatRequest
+        {
+            Model = _options.Value.Inference.Model,
+            Messages =
+            [
+                new OllamaMessage { Role = "system", Content = systemPrompt },
+                new OllamaMessage { Role = "user", Content = userMessage }
+            ],
+            Stream = true,
+            Options = new OllamaOptions
+            {
+                Temperature = _options.Value.Inference.Temperature,
+                NumPredict = _options.Value.Inference.MaxTokens
+            }
+        };
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Starting streaming inference request to Ollama API");
+
+        var httpRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/api/chat")
+        {
+            Content = JsonContent.Create(request, options: JsonOptions)
+        };
+
+        using var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(
+            httpRequest,
+            HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead,
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+
+        var fullContent = new StringBuilder();
+
+        string? line;
+        while ((line = await reader.ReadLineAsync(cancellationToken)) is not null)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(line))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            OllamaStreamResponse? chunk;
+            try
+            {
+                chunk = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OllamaStreamResponse>(line, JsonOptions);
+            }
+            catch (JsonException)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (chunk?.Message?.Content is not null)
+            {
+                fullContent.Append(chunk.Message.Content);
+                yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+                {
+                    Content = chunk.Message.Content,
+                    IsComplete = false
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (chunk?.Done == true)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var finalResponse = ParseResponseFromText(fullContent.ToString());
+        yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+        {
+            Content = string.Empty,
+            IsComplete = true,
+            FinalResponse = finalResponse
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatUserMessage(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## User Query");
+        sb.AppendLine(intent.NormalizedInput);
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## Intent: ").Append(intent.Intent);
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## Evidence Bundle");
+        sb.AppendLine("```json");
+        sb.AppendLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(bundle, JsonOptions));
+        sb.AppendLine("```");
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private Models.AdvisoryChatResponse ParseResponseFromText(string text)
+    {
+        var jsonMatch = JsonBlockPattern().Match(text);
+        if (jsonMatch.Success)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var parsed = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse>(
+                    jsonMatch.Groups[1].Value,
+                    JsonOptions);
+
+                if (parsed is not null)
+                {
+                    return parsed;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (JsonException ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to parse structured JSON response from Ollama");
+            }
+        }
+
+        var responseId = $"sha256:{Convert.ToHexString(System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.HashData(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text))).ToLowerInvariant()[..32]}";
+        return new Models.AdvisoryChatResponse
+        {
+            ResponseId = responseId,
+            Intent = Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.General,
+            GeneratedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Summary = text,
+            Impact = null,
+            ReachabilityAssessment = null,
+            Mitigations = ImmutableArray<Models.MitigationOption>.Empty,
+            EvidenceLinks = ImmutableArray<Models.EvidenceLink>.Empty,
+            Confidence = new Models.ConfidenceAssessment
+            {
+                Level = Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium,
+                Score = 0.5
+            },
+            ProposedActions = ImmutableArray<Models.ProposedAction>.Empty
+        };
+    }
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"```json\s*(.*?)\s*```", RegexOptions.Singleline)]
+    private static partial Regex JsonBlockPattern();
+}
+
+#region Ollama API Models
+
+internal sealed record OllamaChatRequest
+{
+    public required string Model { get; init; }
+    public required OllamaMessage[] Messages { get; init; }
+    public bool? Stream { get; init; }
+    public OllamaOptions? Options { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OllamaMessage
+{
+    public required string Role { get; init; }
+    public required string Content { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OllamaOptions
+{
+    public double? Temperature { get; init; }
+    public int? NumPredict { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OllamaChatResponse
+{
+    public string? Model { get; init; }
+    public OllamaMessage? Message { get; init; }
+    public bool Done { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OllamaStreamResponse
+{
+    public string? Model { get; init; }
+    public OllamaMessage? Message { get; init; }
+    public bool Done { get; init; }
+}
+
+#endregion

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Inference/OpenAIInferenceClient.cs

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+// <copyright file="OpenAIInferenceClient.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+
+// Use namespace alias to avoid conflicts with types in parent StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat namespace
+using Models = StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// OpenAI API inference client.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed partial class OpenAIInferenceClient : IAdvisoryChatInferenceClient
+{
+    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private readonly IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions> _options;
+    private readonly ISystemPromptLoader _promptLoader;
+    private readonly ILogger<OpenAIInferenceClient> _logger;
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.SnakeCaseLower,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+        WriteIndented = false
+    };
+
+    public OpenAIInferenceClient(
+        HttpClient httpClient,
+        IOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions> options,
+        ISystemPromptLoader promptLoader,
+        ILogger<OpenAIInferenceClient> logger)
+    {
+        _httpClient = httpClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(httpClient));
+        _options = options ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+        _promptLoader = promptLoader ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(promptLoader));
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse> GetResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var systemPrompt = await _promptLoader.LoadSystemPromptAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var userMessage = FormatUserMessage(bundle, intent);
+
+        var request = new OpenAIChatRequest
+        {
+            Model = _options.Value.Inference.Model,
+            MaxTokens = _options.Value.Inference.MaxTokens,
+            Temperature = _options.Value.Inference.Temperature,
+            Messages =
+            [
+                new OpenAIChatMessage { Role = "system", Content = systemPrompt },
+                new OpenAIChatMessage { Role = "user", Content = userMessage }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Sending inference request to OpenAI API for intent {Intent}", intent.Intent);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var response = await _httpClient.PostAsJsonAsync(
+                "/v1/chat/completions",
+                request,
+                JsonOptions,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+            var result = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<OpenAIChatResponse>(
+                JsonOptions,
+                cancellationToken);
+
+            if (result is null)
+            {
+                throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Empty response from OpenAI API");
+            }
+
+            return ParseResponse(result);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "HTTP error calling OpenAI API");
+            throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("Failed to call OpenAI API", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async IAsyncEnumerable<AdvisoryChatResponseChunk> StreamResponseAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent,
+        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var systemPrompt = await _promptLoader.LoadSystemPromptAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var userMessage = FormatUserMessage(bundle, intent);
+
+        var request = new OpenAIChatRequest
+        {
+            Model = _options.Value.Inference.Model,
+            MaxTokens = _options.Value.Inference.MaxTokens,
+            Temperature = _options.Value.Inference.Temperature,
+            Messages =
+            [
+                new OpenAIChatMessage { Role = "system", Content = systemPrompt },
+                new OpenAIChatMessage { Role = "user", Content = userMessage }
+            ],
+            Stream = true
+        };
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Starting streaming inference request to OpenAI API");
+
+        var httpRequest = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/v1/chat/completions")
+        {
+            Content = JsonContent.Create(request, options: JsonOptions)
+        };
+
+        using var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(
+            httpRequest,
+            HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead,
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+        await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+
+        var fullContent = new StringBuilder();
+
+        string? line;
+        while ((line = await reader.ReadLineAsync(cancellationToken)) is not null)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(line) || !line.StartsWith("data: ", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var json = line[6..];
+            if (json == "[DONE]")
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            OpenAIStreamChunk? chunk;
+            try
+            {
+                chunk = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OpenAIStreamChunk>(json, JsonOptions);
+            }
+            catch (JsonException)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var content = chunk?.Choices?.FirstOrDefault()?.Delta?.Content;
+            if (content is not null)
+            {
+                fullContent.Append(content);
+                yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+                {
+                    Content = content,
+                    IsComplete = false
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        var finalResponse = ParseResponseFromText(fullContent.ToString());
+        yield return new AdvisoryChatResponseChunk
+        {
+            Content = string.Empty,
+            IsComplete = true,
+            FinalResponse = finalResponse
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatUserMessage(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        IntentRoutingResult intent)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## User Query");
+        sb.AppendLine(intent.NormalizedInput);
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## Detected Intent");
+        sb.AppendLine($"- Intent: {intent.Intent}");
+        sb.AppendLine($"- Confidence: {intent.Confidence:F2}");
+        sb.AppendLine();
+
+        sb.AppendLine("## Evidence Bundle");
+        sb.AppendLine("```json");
+        sb.AppendLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(bundle, JsonOptions));
+        sb.AppendLine("```");
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private Models.AdvisoryChatResponse ParseResponse(OpenAIChatResponse response)
+    {
+        var text = response.Choices?.FirstOrDefault()?.Message?.Content;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+        {
+            throw new AdvisoryChatInferenceException("No content in OpenAI API response");
+        }
+
+        return ParseResponseFromText(text);
+    }
+
+    private Models.AdvisoryChatResponse ParseResponseFromText(string text)
+    {
+        var jsonMatch = JsonBlockPattern().Match(text);
+        if (jsonMatch.Success)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var parsed = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse>(
+                    jsonMatch.Groups[1].Value,
+                    JsonOptions);
+
+                if (parsed is not null)
+                {
+                    return parsed;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (JsonException ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to parse structured JSON response");
+            }
+        }
+
+        var responseId = $"sha256:{Convert.ToHexString(System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256.HashData(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text))).ToLowerInvariant()[..32]}";
+        return new Models.AdvisoryChatResponse
+        {
+            ResponseId = responseId,
+            Intent = Models.AdvisoryChatIntent.General,
+            GeneratedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Summary = text,
+            Impact = null,
+            ReachabilityAssessment = null,
+            Mitigations = ImmutableArray<Models.MitigationOption>.Empty,
+            EvidenceLinks = ImmutableArray<Models.EvidenceLink>.Empty,
+            Confidence = new Models.ConfidenceAssessment
+            {
+                Level = Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium,
+                Score = 0.5
+            },
+            ProposedActions = ImmutableArray<Models.ProposedAction>.Empty
+        };
+    }
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"```json\s*(.*?)\s*```", RegexOptions.Singleline)]
+    private static partial Regex JsonBlockPattern();
+}
+
+#region OpenAI API Models
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIChatRequest
+{
+    public required string Model { get; init; }
+    public int? MaxTokens { get; init; }
+    public double? Temperature { get; init; }
+    public required OpenAIChatMessage[] Messages { get; init; }
+    public bool? Stream { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIChatMessage
+{
+    public required string Role { get; init; }
+    public required string Content { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIChatResponse
+{
+    public string? Id { get; init; }
+    public string? Object { get; init; }
+    public long? Created { get; init; }
+    public string? Model { get; init; }
+    public OpenAIChatChoice[]? Choices { get; init; }
+    public OpenAIUsage? Usage { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIChatChoice
+{
+    public int Index { get; init; }
+    public OpenAIChatMessage? Message { get; init; }
+    public string? FinishReason { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIUsage
+{
+    public int PromptTokens { get; init; }
+    public int CompletionTokens { get; init; }
+    public int TotalTokens { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIStreamChunk
+{
+    public string? Id { get; init; }
+    public OpenAIStreamChoice[]? Choices { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIStreamChoice
+{
+    public int Index { get; init; }
+    public OpenAIStreamDelta? Delta { get; init; }
+    public string? FinishReason { get; init; }
+}
+
+internal sealed record OpenAIStreamDelta
+{
+    public string? Role { get; init; }
+    public string? Content { get; init; }
+}
+
+#endregion

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Inference/SystemPromptLoader.cs

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+// <copyright file="SystemPromptLoader.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Inference;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Loads and caches the system prompt from embedded resources.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class SystemPromptLoader : ISystemPromptLoader
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<SystemPromptLoader> _logger;
+    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _lock = new(1, 1);
+    private string? _cachedPrompt;
+
+    public SystemPromptLoader(ILogger<SystemPromptLoader> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    public async Task<string> LoadSystemPromptAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (_cachedPrompt is not null)
+        {
+            return _cachedPrompt;
+        }
+
+        await _lock.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+        try
+        {
+            if (_cachedPrompt is not null)
+            {
+                return _cachedPrompt;
+            }
+
+            // Load from embedded resource
+            var assembly = typeof(SystemPromptLoader).Assembly;
+            var resourceName = "StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.AdvisorSystemPrompt.md";
+
+            await using var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
+            if (stream is null)
+            {
+                // Fallback to reading from file system during development
+                var filePath = Path.Combine(
+                    AppContext.BaseDirectory,
+                    "Chat",
+                    "AdvisorSystemPrompt.md");
+
+                if (File.Exists(filePath))
+                {
+                    _cachedPrompt = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(filePath, cancellationToken);
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Loaded system prompt from file ({Length} chars)", _cachedPrompt.Length);
+                    return _cachedPrompt;
+                }
+
+                // Use default prompt if resource not found
+                _cachedPrompt = GetDefaultSystemPrompt();
+                _logger.LogWarning(
+                    "System prompt resource not found, using default prompt ({Length} chars)",
+                    _cachedPrompt.Length);
+                return _cachedPrompt;
+            }
+
+            using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+            _cachedPrompt = await reader.ReadToEndAsync(cancellationToken);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Loaded system prompt from embedded resource ({Length} chars)", _cachedPrompt.Length);
+
+            return _cachedPrompt;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _lock.Release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string GetDefaultSystemPrompt() => """
+        You are an expert vulnerability advisor for the StellaOps security platform.
+
+        Your role is to analyze vulnerability findings and provide actionable, evidence-grounded recommendations.
+
+        Key principles:
+        1. NEVER speculate or hallucinate - only cite evidence from the provided bundle
+        2. Use evidence links in format [type:id] to reference sources
+        3. Provide clear, actionable mitigations
+        4. Consider reachability, binary patches, and VEX verdicts
+        5. Be concise but thorough
+
+        Evidence link formats:
+        - [sbom:{digest}:{purl}] - SBOM component reference
+        - [vex:{providerId}:{observationId}] - VEX observation
+        - [reach:{witnessId}] - Reachability path witness
+        - [binpatch:{proofId}] - Binary patch proof
+        - [policy:{evaluationId}] - Policy evaluation
+
+        Always structure your response with:
+        1. Summary of the finding
+        2. Impact assessment
+        3. Reachability analysis (if available)
+        4. Recommended mitigations with effort estimates
+        5. Evidence links supporting your analysis
+        """;
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Models/AdvisoryChatModels.cs

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+// <copyright file="AdvisoryChatModels.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Evidence bundle input for Advisory AI Chat.
+/// All data sourced from Stella objects - no external sources.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deterministic bundle ID: sha256(artifact.digest + finding.id + assembledAt).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string BundleId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// UTC ISO-8601 timestamp when bundle was assembled.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required DateTimeOffset AssembledAt { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The artifact (container image) being analyzed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required EvidenceArtifact Artifact { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The specific finding being analyzed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required EvidenceFinding Finding { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// VEX and policy verdicts.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceVerdicts? Verdicts { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reachability analysis results.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceReachability? Reachability { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Artifact provenance and attestations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceProvenance? Provenance { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Available fix options.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceFixes? Fixes { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Organizational and operational context.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceContext? Context { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Historical decisions from OpsMemory.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceOpsMemory? OpsMemory { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Engine version for reproducibility verification.
+    /// </summary>
+    public EvidenceEngineVersion? EngineVersion { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The artifact (container image) being analyzed.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceArtifact
+{
+    public string? Image { get; init; }
+    public required string Digest { get; init; }
+    public required string Environment { get; init; }
+    public string? SbomDigest { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableDictionary<string, string>? Labels { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The specific finding being analyzed.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceFinding
+{
+    public required EvidenceFindingType Type { get; init; }
+    public required string Id { get; init; }
+    public string? Package { get; init; }
+    public string? Version { get; init; }
+    public EvidenceSeverity Severity { get; init; } = EvidenceSeverity.Unknown;
+    public double? CvssScore { get; init; }
+    public double? EpssScore { get; init; }
+    public bool? Kev { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? DetectedAt { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum EvidenceFindingType
+{
+    Cve,
+    Ghsa,
+    PolicyViolation,
+    SecretExposure,
+    Misconfiguration
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum EvidenceSeverity
+{
+    Unknown,
+    None,
+    Low,
+    Medium,
+    High,
+    Critical
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// VEX and policy verdicts.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceVerdicts
+{
+    public VexVerdict? Vex { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<PolicyVerdict> Policy { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<PolicyVerdict>.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed record VexVerdict
+{
+    public required VexStatus Status { get; init; }
+    public VexJustification? Justification { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+    public VexConsensusOutcome? ConsensusOutcome { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<VexObservation> Observations { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<VexObservation>.Empty;
+    public string? LinksetId { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum VexStatus
+{
+    Affected,
+    NotAffected,
+    Fixed,
+    UnderInvestigation,
+    Unknown
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum VexJustification
+{
+    ComponentNotPresent,
+    VulnerableCodeNotPresent,
+    VulnerableCodeNotInExecutePath,
+    VulnerableCodeCannotBeControlledByAdversary,
+    InlineMitigationsAlreadyExist
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum VexConsensusOutcome
+{
+    Unanimous,
+    Majority,
+    Plurality,
+    ConflictResolved
+}
+
+public sealed record VexObservation
+{
+    public required string ObservationId { get; init; }
+    public required string ProviderId { get; init; }
+    public required VexStatus Status { get; init; }
+    public VexJustification? Justification { get; init; }
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record PolicyVerdict
+{
+    public required string PolicyId { get; init; }
+    public required PolicyDecision Decision { get; init; }
+    public string? Reason { get; init; }
+    public string? K4Position { get; init; }
+    public string? EvaluationId { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum PolicyDecision
+{
+    Allow,
+    Warn,
+    Block
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Reachability analysis results.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceReachability
+{
+    public ReachabilityStatus Status { get; init; } = ReachabilityStatus.Unknown;
+    public double? ConfidenceScore { get; init; }
+    public int? CallgraphPaths { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<PathWitness> PathWitnesses { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<PathWitness>.Empty;
+    public ReachabilityGates? Gates { get; init; }
+    public int? RuntimeHits { get; init; }
+    public string? CallgraphDigest { get; init; }
+    public BinaryPatchEvidence? BinaryPatch { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ReachabilityStatus
+{
+    Reachable,
+    Unreachable,
+    Conditional,
+    Unknown
+}
+
+public sealed record PathWitness
+{
+    public required string WitnessId { get; init; }
+    public string? Entrypoint { get; init; }
+    public string? Sink { get; init; }
+    public int? PathLength { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<string> Guards { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed record ReachabilityGates
+{
+    public bool? Reachable { get; init; }
+    public bool? ConfigActivated { get; init; }
+    public bool? RunningUser { get; init; }
+    public int? GateClass { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record BinaryPatchEvidence
+{
+    public bool Detected { get; init; }
+    public string? ProofId { get; init; }
+    public BinaryMatchMethod? MatchMethod { get; init; }
+    public double? Similarity { get; init; }
+    public double? Confidence { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<string> PatchedSymbols { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+    public string? DistroAdvisory { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum BinaryMatchMethod
+{
+    Tlsh,
+    CfgHash,
+    InstructionHash,
+    SymbolHash,
+    SectionHash
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Artifact provenance and attestations.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceProvenance
+{
+    public AttestationReference? SbomAttestation { get; init; }
+    public BuildProvenance? BuildProvenance { get; init; }
+    public RekorEntry? RekorEntry { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record AttestationReference
+{
+    public string? DsseDigest { get; init; }
+    public string? PredicateType { get; init; }
+    public bool? SignatureValid { get; init; }
+    public string? SignerKeyId { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record BuildProvenance
+{
+    public string? DsseDigest { get; init; }
+    public string? Builder { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceRepo { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceCommit { get; init; }
+    public int? SlsaLevel { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record RekorEntry
+{
+    public string? Uuid { get; init; }
+    public long? LogIndex { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? IntegratedTime { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Available fix options.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceFixes
+{
+    public ImmutableArray<UpgradeFix> Upgrade { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<UpgradeFix>.Empty;
+    public DistroBackport? DistroBackport { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<ConfigFix> Config { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<ConfigFix>.Empty;
+    public ImmutableArray<ContainmentFix> Containment { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<ContainmentFix>.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed record UpgradeFix
+{
+    public required string Version { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? ReleaseDate { get; init; }
+    public bool? BreakingChanges { get; init; }
+    public string? Changelog { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record DistroBackport
+{
+    public bool Available { get; init; }
+    public string? Advisory { get; init; }
+    public string? Version { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ConfigFix
+{
+    public required string Option { get; init; }
+    public required string Description { get; init; }
+    public string? Impact { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ContainmentFix
+{
+    public required ContainmentType Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public string? Snippet { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ContainmentType
+{
+    WafRule,
+    Seccomp,
+    Apparmor,
+    NetworkPolicy,
+    AdmissionController
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Organizational and operational context.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceContext
+{
+    public string? TenantId { get; init; }
+    public int? SlaDays { get; init; }
+    public string? MaintenanceWindow { get; init; }
+    public RiskAppetite? RiskAppetite { get; init; }
+    public bool? AutoUpgradeAllowed { get; init; }
+    public bool? ApprovalRequired { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<string> RequiredApprovers { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum RiskAppetite
+{
+    Conservative,
+    Moderate,
+    Aggressive
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Historical decisions from OpsMemory.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceOpsMemory
+{
+    public ImmutableArray<SimilarDecision> SimilarDecisions { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<SimilarDecision>.Empty;
+    public ImmutableArray<ApplicablePlaybook> ApplicablePlaybooks { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<ApplicablePlaybook>.Empty;
+    public ImmutableArray<KnownIssue> KnownIssues { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<KnownIssue>.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed record SimilarDecision
+{
+    public required string RecordId { get; init; }
+    public required double Similarity { get; init; }
+    public string? Decision { get; init; }
+    public string? Outcome { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? Timestamp { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ApplicablePlaybook
+{
+    public required string PlaybookId { get; init; }
+    public required string Tactic { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record KnownIssue
+{
+    public required string IssueId { get; init; }
+    public string? Title { get; init; }
+    public string? Resolution { get; init; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? ResolvedAt { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Engine version for reproducibility verification.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceEngineVersion
+{
+    public required string Name { get; init; }
+    public required string Version { get; init; }
+    public string? SourceDigest { get; init; }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Models/AdvisoryChatResponseModels.cs

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+// <copyright file="AdvisoryChatResponseModels.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Structured response from Advisory AI Chat.
+/// All claims cite evidence links.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AdvisoryChatResponse
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deterministic response ID: sha256(bundleId + intent + generatedAt).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string ResponseId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Input evidence bundle ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BundleId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Detected intent from user query.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required AdvisoryChatIntent Intent { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// UTC ISO-8601 timestamp of response generation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required DateTimeOffset GeneratedAt { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 2-3 sentence plain-language summary.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Summary { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Impact analysis on the specific environment.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImpactAssessment? Impact { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reachability and exploitability assessment.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ReachabilityAssessment? ReachabilityAssessment { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Ranked mitigation options (safest first).
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<MitigationOption> Mitigations { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<MitigationOption>.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// All evidence links cited in this response.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<EvidenceLink> EvidenceLinks { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Overall response confidence.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ConfidenceAssessment Confidence { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Actions the user can take directly from this response.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<ProposedAction> ProposedActions { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<ProposedAction>.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Suggested follow-up questions or actions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public FollowUp? FollowUp { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Audit metadata for this response.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ResponseAudit? Audit { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum AdvisoryChatIntent
+{
+    Explain,
+    IsItReachable,
+    DoWeHaveABackport,
+    ProposeFix,
+    Waive,
+    BatchTriage,
+    Compare,
+    General
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Impact analysis on the specific environment.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ImpactAssessment
+{
+    public string? Artifact { get; init; }
+    public string? Environment { get; init; }
+    public string? AffectedComponent { get; init; }
+    public string? AffectedVersion { get; init; }
+    public BlastRadiusInfo? BlastRadius { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record BlastRadiusInfo
+{
+    public int? Assets { get; init; }
+    public int? Workloads { get; init; }
+    public int? Namespaces { get; init; }
+    public double? Percentage { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Reachability and exploitability assessment.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ReachabilityAssessment
+{
+    public ReachabilityStatus Status { get; init; } = ReachabilityStatus.Unknown;
+    public int? CallgraphPaths { get; init; }
+    public string? PathDescription { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<string> Guards { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+    public BinaryBackportInfo? BinaryBackport { get; init; }
+    public ExploitPressureInfo? ExploitPressure { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record BinaryBackportInfo
+{
+    public bool Detected { get; init; }
+    public string? Proof { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+}
+
+public sealed record ExploitPressureInfo
+{
+    public bool? Kev { get; init; }
+    public double? EpssScore { get; init; }
+    public double? EpssPercentile { get; init; }
+    public ExploitMaturity? ExploitMaturity { get; init; }
+    public string? Assessment { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ExploitMaturity
+{
+    NotDefined,
+    Unproven,
+    Poc,
+    Functional,
+    High
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Mitigation option ranked by safety.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record MitigationOption
+{
+    public required int Rank { get; init; }
+    public required MitigationType Type { get; init; }
+    public required string Label { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public required MitigationRisk Risk { get; init; }
+    public bool? Reversible { get; init; }
+    public bool? BreakingChanges { get; init; }
+    public bool? RequiresApproval { get; init; }
+    public CodeSnippet? Snippet { get; init; }
+    public CodeSnippet? Rollback { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<string> Prerequisites { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+    public string? EstimatedEffort { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum MitigationType
+{
+    AcceptBackport,
+    UpgradePackage,
+    ConfigHardening,
+    RuntimeContainment,
+    Waiver,
+    Defer,
+    Escalate
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum MitigationRisk
+{
+    Low,
+    Medium,
+    High
+}
+
+public sealed record CodeSnippet
+{
+    public string? Language { get; init; }
+    public string? Code { get; init; }
+    public string? Explanation { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Evidence link cited in the response.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record EvidenceLink
+{
+    public required EvidenceLinkType Type { get; init; }
+    public required string Link { get; init; }
+    public required string Description { get; init; }
+    public ConfidenceLevel? Confidence { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum EvidenceLinkType
+{
+    Sbom,
+    Vex,
+    Reach,
+    Binpatch,
+    Attest,
+    Policy,
+    Runtime,
+    Opsmem
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Overall response confidence.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ConfidenceAssessment
+{
+    public required ConfidenceLevel Level { get; init; }
+    public required double Score { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<ConfidenceFactor> Factors { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<ConfidenceFactor>.Empty;
+    public ImmutableArray<MissingEvidence> MissingEvidence { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<MissingEvidence>.Empty;
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ConfidenceLevel
+{
+    High,
+    Medium,
+    Low,
+    InsufficientEvidence
+}
+
+public sealed record ConfidenceFactor
+{
+    public string? Factor { get; init; }
+    public ConfidenceImpact? Impact { get; init; }
+    public double? Weight { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ConfidenceImpact
+{
+    Positive,
+    Negative
+}
+
+public sealed record MissingEvidence
+{
+    public string? Type { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public string? HowToObtain { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Action the user can take directly.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ProposedAction
+{
+    public required string ActionId { get; init; }
+    public required ProposedActionType ActionType { get; init; }
+    public required string Label { get; init; }
+    public string? Description { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableDictionary<string, string>? Parameters { get; init; }
+    public bool? RequiresApproval { get; init; }
+    public ActionRiskLevel? RiskLevel { get; init; }
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ProposedActionType
+{
+    CreateVex,
+    Approve,
+    Quarantine,
+    Defer,
+    Waive,
+    Escalate,
+    GeneratePr,
+    CreateTicket
+}
+
+[JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
+public enum ActionRiskLevel
+{
+    Low,
+    Medium,
+    High,
+    Critical
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Suggested follow-up questions or actions.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FollowUp
+{
+    public ImmutableArray<string> SuggestedQueries { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+    public ImmutableArray<RelatedFinding> RelatedFindings { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<RelatedFinding>.Empty;
+    public ImmutableArray<string> NextSteps { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+}
+
+public sealed record RelatedFinding
+{
+    public string? FindingId { get; init; }
+    public string? Reason { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Audit metadata for the response.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ResponseAudit
+{
+    public string? ModelId { get; init; }
+    public int? PromptTokens { get; init; }
+    public int? CompletionTokens { get; init; }
+    public int? TotalTokens { get; init; }
+    public int? LatencyMs { get; init; }
+    public ImmutableArray<string> GuardrailsApplied { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+    public int? RedactionsApplied { get; init; }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Options/AdvisoryChatOptions.cs

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+// <copyright file="AdvisoryChatOptions.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Options;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration options for Advisory Chat.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AdvisoryChatOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configuration section name.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string SectionName = "AdvisoryAI:Chat";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable/disable the Advisory Chat feature.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Inference configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    public InferenceOptions Inference { get; set; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Data provider configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DataProviderOptions DataProviders { get; set; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Guardrail configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public GuardrailOptions Guardrails { get; set; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Audit logging configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public AuditOptions Audit { get; set; } = new();
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Inference client configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class InferenceOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Inference provider: "claude", "openai", "ollama", "local".
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    public string Provider { get; set; } = "claude";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Model identifier.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    public string Model { get; set; } = "claude-sonnet-4-20250514";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum tokens in response.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Range(100, 16000)]
+    public int MaxTokens { get; set; } = 4096;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Temperature for sampling.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Range(0.0, 1.0)]
+    public double Temperature { get; set; } = 0.3;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Request timeout in seconds.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Range(10, 300)]
+    public int TimeoutSeconds { get; set; } = 60;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base URL for the inference API.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BaseUrl { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// API key secret name (for secret store lookup).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ApiKeySecret { get; set; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Data provider configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class DataProviderOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable VEX data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool VexEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable SBOM data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool SbomEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable reachability data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ReachabilityEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable binary patch data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool BinaryPatchEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable OpsMemory data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool OpsMemoryEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable policy data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool PolicyEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable provenance data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ProvenanceEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable fix data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool FixEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable context data provider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ContextEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default timeout for data provider calls in seconds.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Range(1, 30)]
+    public int DefaultTimeoutSeconds { get; set; } = 10;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Guardrail configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class GuardrailOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable guardrails.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum query length.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Range(1, 10000)]
+    public int MaxQueryLength { get; set; } = 2000;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Require a CVE/GHSA reference in queries.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool RequireFindingReference { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable PII detection.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool DetectPii { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Block potentially harmful prompts.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool BlockHarmfulPrompts { get; set; } = true;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Audit logging configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AuditOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enable audit logging.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Include full evidence bundle in audit log.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IncludeEvidenceBundle { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retention period for audit logs.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TimeSpan RetentionPeriod { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromDays(90);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates AdvisoryChatOptions.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class AdvisoryChatOptionsValidator : IValidateOptions<AdvisoryChatOptions>
+{
+    private static readonly string[] ValidProviders = ["claude", "openai", "ollama", "local"];
+
+    public ValidateOptionsResult Validate(string? name, AdvisoryChatOptions options)
+    {
+        var errors = new List<string>();
+
+        if (options.Enabled)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.Inference.Provider))
+            {
+                errors.Add("Inference.Provider is required when Chat is enabled");
+            }
+            else if (!ValidProviders.Contains(options.Inference.Provider, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                errors.Add($"Inference.Provider must be one of: {string.Join(", ", ValidProviders)}");
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.Inference.Model))
+            {
+                errors.Add("Inference.Model is required when Chat is enabled");
+            }
+
+            if (options.Inference.MaxTokens < 100 || options.Inference.MaxTokens > 16000)
+            {
+                errors.Add("Inference.MaxTokens must be between 100 and 16000");
+            }
+
+            if (options.Inference.Temperature < 0.0 || options.Inference.Temperature > 1.0)
+            {
+                errors.Add("Inference.Temperature must be between 0.0 and 1.0");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return errors.Count > 0
+            ? ValidateOptionsResult.Fail(errors)
+            : ValidateOptionsResult.Success;
+    }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Routing/AdvisoryChatIntentRouter.cs

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+// <copyright file="AdvisoryChatIntentRouter.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Routes user queries to appropriate intents based on slash commands or content analysis.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAdvisoryChatIntentRouter
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses user input and extracts intent with parameters.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="userInput">Raw user input (may contain slash commands).</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Parsed intent with extracted parameters.</returns>
+    Task<IntentRoutingResult> RouteAsync(string userInput, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of intent routing.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record IntentRoutingResult
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Detected intent.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required AdvisoryChatIntent Intent { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Confidence in intent detection (0-1).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required double Confidence { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extracted parameters from the query.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required IntentParameters Parameters { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Original user input (after normalization).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string NormalizedInput { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether a slash command was explicitly used.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ExplicitSlashCommand { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Parameters extracted from user query.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record IntentParameters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// CVE or finding ID (CVE-YYYY-NNNNN, GHSA-xxx).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? FindingId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Image reference or digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ImageReference { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Environment name.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Environment { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Package PURL or name.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Package { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Duration for waivers.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Duration { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reason for waivers.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Reason { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Top N for batch operations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int? TopN { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Priority method for batch triage.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? PriorityMethod { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// First environment for comparison.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Environment1 { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Second environment for comparison.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Environment2 { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Additional parameters not captured by specific fields.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableDictionary<string, string> AdditionalParameters { get; init; } =
+        ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Default implementation of intent router.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed partial class AdvisoryChatIntentRouter : IAdvisoryChatIntentRouter
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<AdvisoryChatIntentRouter> _logger;
+
+    // Regex patterns for slash commands - compiled for performance
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/explain\s+(?<finding>CVE-\d{4}-\d+|GHSA-[a-z0-9-]+)\s+in\s+(?<image>\S+)\s+(?<env>\S+)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex ExplainPattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/is[_-]?it[_-]?reachable\s+(?<finding>CVE-\d{4}-\d+|GHSA-[a-z0-9-]+|[^@\s]+)\s+in\s+(?<image>\S+)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex ReachablePattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/do[_-]?we[_-]?have[_-]?a[_-]?backport\s+(?<finding>CVE-\d{4}-\d+|GHSA-[a-z0-9-]+)\s+in\s+(?<package>\S+)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex BackportPattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/propose[_-]?fix\s+(?<finding>CVE-\d{4}-\d+|GHSA-[a-z0-9-]+|\S+)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex ProposeFixPattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/waive\s+(?<finding>CVE-\d{4}-\d+|GHSA-[a-z0-9-]+|\S+)\s+for\s+(?<duration>\d+[dhwm])\s+because\s+(?<reason>.+)$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex WaivePattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/batch[_-]?triage\s+(?:top\s+)?(?<top>\d+)\s+(?:findings\s+)?in\s+(?<env>\S+)(?:\s+by\s+(?<method>\S+))?", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex BatchTriagePattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^/compare\s+(?<env1>\S+)\s+vs\s+(?<env2>\S+)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex ComparePattern();
+
+    // Patterns for CVE/GHSA extraction
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"CVE-\d{4}-\d+", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex CvePattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"GHSA-[a-z0-9-]+", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex GhsaPattern();
+
+    // Image reference pattern
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"(?<image>(?:[a-zA-Z0-9][\w.-]*(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9][\w.-]*)*(?::\d+)?/)?[\w.-]+/[\w.-]+(?:@sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}|:[a-zA-Z0-9][\w.-]*))", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
+    private static partial Regex ImagePattern();
+
+    public AdvisoryChatIntentRouter(ILogger<AdvisoryChatIntentRouter> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<IntentRoutingResult> RouteAsync(string userInput, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(userInput);
+
+        var normalized = userInput.Trim();
+
+        _logger.LogDebug("Routing intent for input: {Input}", TruncateForLog(normalized));
+
+        // Try explicit slash commands first
+        if (normalized.StartsWith('/'))
+        {
+            var slashResult = TryParseSlashCommand(normalized);
+            if (slashResult is not null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("Detected explicit slash command: {Intent}", slashResult.Intent);
+                return Task.FromResult(slashResult);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fall back to content-based intent detection
+        var inferredResult = InferIntentFromContent(normalized);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("Inferred intent: {Intent} (confidence: {Confidence:F2})",
+            inferredResult.Intent, inferredResult.Confidence);
+
+        return Task.FromResult(inferredResult);
+    }
+
+    private IntentRoutingResult? TryParseSlashCommand(string input)
+    {
+        // /explain {CVE} in {image} {environment}
+        var explainMatch = ExplainPattern().Match(input);
+        if (explainMatch.Success)
+        {
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.Explain,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    FindingId = explainMatch.Groups["finding"].Value.ToUpperInvariant(),
+                    ImageReference = explainMatch.Groups["image"].Value,
+                    Environment = explainMatch.Groups["env"].Value
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        // /is-it-reachable {CVE|component} in {image}
+        var reachableMatch = ReachablePattern().Match(input);
+        if (reachableMatch.Success)
+        {
+            var finding = reachableMatch.Groups["finding"].Value;
+            var isCve = CvePattern().IsMatch(finding) || GhsaPattern().IsMatch(finding);
+
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.IsItReachable,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    FindingId = isCve ? finding.ToUpperInvariant() : null,
+                    Package = isCve ? null : finding,
+                    ImageReference = reachableMatch.Groups["image"].Value
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        // /do-we-have-a-backport {CVE} in {component}
+        var backportMatch = BackportPattern().Match(input);
+        if (backportMatch.Success)
+        {
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.DoWeHaveABackport,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    FindingId = backportMatch.Groups["finding"].Value.ToUpperInvariant(),
+                    Package = backportMatch.Groups["package"].Value
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        // /propose-fix {CVE|finding}
+        var proposeFixMatch = ProposeFixPattern().Match(input);
+        if (proposeFixMatch.Success)
+        {
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.ProposeFix,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    FindingId = proposeFixMatch.Groups["finding"].Value.ToUpperInvariant()
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        // /waive {CVE} for {duration} because {reason}
+        var waiveMatch = WaivePattern().Match(input);
+        if (waiveMatch.Success)
+        {
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.Waive,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    FindingId = waiveMatch.Groups["finding"].Value.ToUpperInvariant(),
+                    Duration = waiveMatch.Groups["duration"].Value,
+                    Reason = waiveMatch.Groups["reason"].Value
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        // /batch-triage top N findings in {environment} by {method}
+        var batchMatch = BatchTriagePattern().Match(input);
+        if (batchMatch.Success)
+        {
+            _ = int.TryParse(batchMatch.Groups["top"].Value, out var topN);
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.BatchTriage,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    TopN = topN > 0 ? topN : 10,
+                    Environment = batchMatch.Groups["env"].Value,
+                    PriorityMethod = batchMatch.Groups["method"].Success
+                        ? batchMatch.Groups["method"].Value
+                        : "exploit_pressure"
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        // /compare {env1} vs {env2}
+        var compareMatch = ComparePattern().Match(input);
+        if (compareMatch.Success)
+        {
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.Compare,
+                Confidence = 1.0,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = true,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = new IntentParameters
+                {
+                    Environment1 = compareMatch.Groups["env1"].Value,
+                    Environment2 = compareMatch.Groups["env2"].Value
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private IntentRoutingResult InferIntentFromContent(string input)
+    {
+        var lowerInput = input.ToLowerInvariant();
+        var parameters = ExtractParametersFromContent(input);
+
+        // Keywords for each intent
+        var explainKeywords = new[] { "explain", "what does", "what is", "tell me about", "describe", "mean" };
+        var reachableKeywords = new[] { "reachable", "reach", "call", "path", "accessible", "executed" };
+        var backportKeywords = new[] { "backport", "patch", "binary", "distro fix", "security update" };
+        var fixKeywords = new[] { "fix", "remediate", "resolve", "mitigate", "patch", "upgrade", "update" };
+        var waiveKeywords = new[] { "waive", "accept risk", "exception", "defer", "skip" };
+        var triageKeywords = new[] { "triage", "prioritize", "batch", "top", "most important", "critical" };
+        var compareKeywords = new[] { "compare", "difference", "vs", "versus", "between" };
+
+        // Score each intent
+        var scores = new Dictionary<AdvisoryChatIntent, double>
+        {
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.Explain] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, explainKeywords),
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.IsItReachable] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, reachableKeywords),
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.DoWeHaveABackport] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, backportKeywords),
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.ProposeFix] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, fixKeywords),
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.Waive] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, waiveKeywords),
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.BatchTriage] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, triageKeywords),
+            [AdvisoryChatIntent.Compare] = ScoreKeywords(lowerInput, compareKeywords)
+        };
+
+        // Find best match
+        var (bestIntent, bestScore) = scores
+            .OrderByDescending(kv => kv.Value)
+            .First();
+
+        // If no strong signal, default to Explain if we have a CVE, otherwise General
+        if (bestScore < 0.3)
+        {
+            if (parameters.FindingId is not null)
+            {
+                return new IntentRoutingResult
+                {
+                    Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.Explain,
+                    Confidence = 0.5,
+                    ExplicitSlashCommand = false,
+                    NormalizedInput = input,
+                    Parameters = parameters
+                };
+            }
+
+            return new IntentRoutingResult
+            {
+                Intent = AdvisoryChatIntent.General,
+                Confidence = 0.3,
+                ExplicitSlashCommand = false,
+                NormalizedInput = input,
+                Parameters = parameters
+            };
+        }
+
+        return new IntentRoutingResult
+        {
+            Intent = bestIntent,
+            Confidence = Math.Min(bestScore + 0.3, 0.95), // Cap at 0.95 for inferred intents
+            ExplicitSlashCommand = false,
+            NormalizedInput = input,
+            Parameters = parameters
+        };
+    }
+
+    private IntentParameters ExtractParametersFromContent(string input)
+    {
+        string? findingId = null;
+        string? imageRef = null;
+
+        // Extract CVE
+        var cveMatch = CvePattern().Match(input);
+        if (cveMatch.Success)
+        {
+            findingId = cveMatch.Value.ToUpperInvariant();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Try GHSA
+            var ghsaMatch = GhsaPattern().Match(input);
+            if (ghsaMatch.Success)
+            {
+                findingId = ghsaMatch.Value.ToUpperInvariant();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Extract image reference
+        var imageMatch = ImagePattern().Match(input);
+        if (imageMatch.Success)
+        {
+            imageRef = imageMatch.Groups["image"].Value;
+        }
+
+        return new IntentParameters
+        {
+            FindingId = findingId,
+            ImageReference = imageRef
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static double ScoreKeywords(string input, string[] keywords)
+    {
+        var matches = keywords.Count(keyword => input.Contains(keyword, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        return matches / (double)keywords.Length;
+    }
+
+    private static string TruncateForLog(string input)
+    {
+        const int maxLength = 100;
+        return input.Length <= maxLength ? input : input[..maxLength] + "...";
+    }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Schemas/AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://stella-ops.org/schemas/advisory-chat/evidence-bundle/v1",
+  "title": "Advisory Chat Evidence Bundle",
+  "description": "Input evidence bundle for Advisory AI Chat grounding. All data from Stella objects, no external sources.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["bundleId", "artifact", "finding", "assembledAt"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "bundleId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Deterministic bundle ID: sha256(artifact.digest + finding.id + assembledAt)",
+      "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+    },
+    "assembledAt": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "date-time",
+      "description": "UTC ISO-8601 timestamp when bundle was assembled"
+    },
+    "artifact": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/artifact"
+    },
+    "finding": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/finding"
+    },
+    "verdicts": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/verdicts"
+    },
+    "reachability": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/reachability"
+    },
+    "provenance": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/provenance"
+    },
+    "fixes": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/fixes"
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/context"
+    },
+    "opsMemory": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/opsMemory"
+    },
+    "engineVersion": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/engineVersion"
+    }
+  },
+  "$defs": {
+    "artifact": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "The artifact (container image) being analyzed",
+      "required": ["digest", "environment"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "image": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Full image reference (registry/repo:tag)",
+          "examples": ["ghcr.io/acme/payments:v2.3.1"]
+        },
+        "digest": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Image digest (sha256)",
+          "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+        },
+        "environment": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Deployment environment",
+          "examples": ["prod-eu1", "staging-us2", "dev"]
+        },
+        "sbomDigest": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "SBOM document digest",
+          "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+        },
+        "labels": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Image labels (sorted by key)",
+          "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "finding": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "The specific finding being analyzed",
+      "required": ["type", "id"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["cve", "ghsa", "policy_violation", "secret_exposure", "misconfiguration"],
+          "description": "Finding type"
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Finding identifier (CVE-YYYY-NNNNN, GHSA-xxxx, policy rule ID)",
+          "examples": ["CVE-2024-12345", "GHSA-abcd-1234-efgh", "PE-002"]
+        },
+        "package": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Affected package PURL",
+          "examples": ["pkg:deb/debian/openssl@3.0.12-1"]
+        },
+        "version": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Affected version"
+        },
+        "severity": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["unknown", "none", "low", "medium", "high", "critical"],
+          "description": "Severity rating"
+        },
+        "cvssScore": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "maximum": 10,
+          "description": "CVSS base score"
+        },
+        "epssScore": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "maximum": 1,
+          "description": "EPSS exploitation probability score"
+        },
+        "kev": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "In CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Vulnerability description from advisory"
+        },
+        "detectedAt": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "description": "When finding was first detected"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "verdicts": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "VEX and policy verdicts",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "vex": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "VEX consensus verdict",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "status": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": ["affected", "not_affected", "fixed", "under_investigation", "unknown"],
+              "description": "Consensus VEX status"
+            },
+            "justification": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": [
+                "component_not_present",
+                "vulnerable_code_not_present",
+                "vulnerable_code_not_in_execute_path",
+                "vulnerable_code_cannot_be_controlled_by_adversary",
+                "inline_mitigations_already_exist"
+              ],
+              "description": "Justification for not_affected status"
+            },
+            "confidenceScore": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 1,
+              "description": "Consensus confidence (0-1)"
+            },
+            "consensusOutcome": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": ["unanimous", "majority", "plurality", "conflict_resolved"],
+              "description": "How consensus was reached"
+            },
+            "observations": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "description": "Contributing VEX observations (ordered by providerId)",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "required": ["observationId", "providerId", "status"],
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "observationId": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Observation identifier"
+                  },
+                  "providerId": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "VEX provider (lowercase)",
+                    "examples": ["debian-security", "ubuntu-vex", "redhat-product-security"]
+                  },
+                  "status": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": ["affected", "not_affected", "fixed", "under_investigation"]
+                  },
+                  "justification": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "confidenceScore": {
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "minimum": 0,
+                    "maximum": 1
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "linksetId": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "VEX linkset ID for evidence linking",
+              "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "policy": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Policy evaluation results (ordered by policyId)",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["policyId", "decision"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "policyId": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Policy rule identifier",
+                "examples": ["PE-002", "BLOCK-CRITICAL-CVE"]
+              },
+              "decision": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["allow", "warn", "block"],
+                "description": "Policy decision"
+              },
+              "reason": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Human-readable reason"
+              },
+              "k4Position": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "K4 lattice position",
+                "examples": ["bottom", "low", "medium", "high", "top"]
+              },
+              "evaluationId": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Evaluation trace ID for audit"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "reachability": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Reachability analysis results",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "status": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["reachable", "unreachable", "conditional", "unknown"],
+          "description": "Reachability verdict"
+        },
+        "confidenceScore": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "maximum": 1,
+          "description": "Confidence in reachability verdict"
+        },
+        "callgraphPaths": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "description": "Number of call graph paths to vulnerable code"
+        },
+        "pathWitnesses": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Path witness IDs (ordered by witnessId)",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["witnessId"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "witnessId": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Content-addressed path witness ID",
+                "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+              },
+              "entrypoint": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Entry point symbol",
+                "examples": ["main", "handleRequest", "ProcessPayment"]
+              },
+              "sink": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Vulnerable sink symbol",
+                "examples": ["X509_verify_cert", "memcpy", "EVP_DecryptUpdate"]
+              },
+              "pathLength": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "minimum": 1,
+                "description": "Call chain depth"
+              },
+              "guards": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "description": "Detected protective conditions",
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "examples": ["null_check", "bounds_check", "auth_guard", "feature_flag"]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "gates": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "3-bit reachability gate (Smart-Diff model)",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "reachable": {
+              "type": ["boolean", "null"],
+              "description": "Bit 0: Code is reachable"
+            },
+            "configActivated": {
+              "type": ["boolean", "null"],
+              "description": "Bit 1: Config enables vulnerable path"
+            },
+            "runningUser": {
+              "type": ["boolean", "null"],
+              "description": "Bit 2: Running user can trigger"
+            },
+            "gateClass": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 7,
+              "description": "3-bit gate class (0-7)"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "runtimeHits": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "description": "Runtime sink hit observations"
+        },
+        "callgraphDigest": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Call graph snapshot digest for reproducibility",
+          "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+        },
+        "binaryPatch": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Binary backport detection result",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "detected": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "description": "Binary patch detected"
+            },
+            "proofId": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Backport proof identifier",
+              "examples": ["bp-7f2a9e3"]
+            },
+            "matchMethod": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": ["tlsh", "cfg_hash", "instruction_hash", "symbol_hash", "section_hash"],
+              "description": "Fingerprint match method"
+            },
+            "similarity": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 1,
+              "description": "Fingerprint similarity score"
+            },
+            "confidence": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 1,
+              "description": "Detection confidence"
+            },
+            "patchedSymbols": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "description": "Symbols confirmed patched",
+              "items": { "type": "string" }
+            },
+            "distroAdvisory": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Distro security advisory reference",
+              "examples": ["DSA-5678", "USN-6789-1", "RHSA-2024:1234"]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "provenance": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Artifact provenance and attestations",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "sbomAttestation": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "SBOM DSSE attestation",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "dsseDigest": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+            },
+            "predicateType": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "examples": ["https://spdx.dev/Document", "https://cyclonedx.org/bom"]
+            },
+            "signatureValid": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "signerKeyId": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "buildProvenance": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Build provenance (SLSA)",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "dsseDigest": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+            },
+            "builder": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "examples": ["github-actions", "gitlab-ci", "tekton"]
+            },
+            "sourceRepo": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "sourceCommit": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{40}$"
+            },
+            "slsaLevel": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 4
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "rekorEntry": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Sigstore Rekor transparency log entry",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "uuid": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "logIndex": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "integratedTime": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "format": "date-time"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "fixes": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Available fix options",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "upgrade": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Available package upgrades (ordered by version)",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["version"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "version": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Fixed version"
+              },
+              "releaseDate": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "format": "date-time"
+              },
+              "breakingChanges": {
+                "type": "boolean",
+                "description": "Contains breaking changes"
+              },
+              "changelog": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Changelog summary"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "distroBackport": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Distro backport availability",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "available": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "advisory": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "examples": ["DSA-5678", "USN-6789-1"]
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Backported package version"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Config hardening options",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["option", "description"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "option": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Config option or flag",
+                "examples": ["disable_legacy_tls", "SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3"]
+              },
+              "description": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "impact": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Potential impact of applying"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "containment": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Runtime containment options",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["type"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["waf_rule", "seccomp", "apparmor", "network_policy", "admission_controller"],
+                "description": "Containment mechanism"
+              },
+              "description": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "snippet": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Ready-to-use config snippet"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Organizational and operational context",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "tenantId": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "slaDays": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "description": "SLA days remaining for remediation"
+        },
+        "maintenanceWindow": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Next maintenance window (cron or ISO-8601)",
+          "examples": ["sun 02:00Z", "2024-12-15T02:00:00Z"]
+        },
+        "riskAppetite": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["conservative", "moderate", "aggressive"],
+          "description": "Org risk tolerance"
+        },
+        "autoUpgradeAllowed": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Auto-upgrade permitted for this env"
+        },
+        "approvalRequired": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Changes require approval workflow"
+        },
+        "requiredApprovers": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Roles required for approval",
+          "items": { "type": "string" }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "opsMemory": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Historical decisions from OpsMemory",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "similarDecisions": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Past decisions on similar findings (ordered by similarity)",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["recordId", "similarity"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "recordId": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "similarity": {
+                "type": "number",
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "maximum": 1
+              },
+              "decision": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "examples": ["accepted", "mitigated", "waived", "escalated"]
+              },
+              "outcome": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "What happened after decision"
+              },
+              "timestamp": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "format": "date-time"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "applicablePlaybooks": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Matching playbook tactics",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["playbookId", "tactic"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "playbookId": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "tactic": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "description": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "knownIssues": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Historical issues for this CVE/component",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["issueId"],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "issueId": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "title": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "resolution": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "resolvedAt": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "format": "date-time"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "engineVersion": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Engine version for reproducibility verification",
+      "required": ["name", "version"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Engine name",
+          "examples": ["AdvisoryChatEngine"]
+        },
+        "version": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Semantic version"
+        },
+        "sourceDigest": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "SHA-256 of engine source/build",
+          "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

src/AdvisoryAI/StellaOps.AdvisoryAI/Chat/Schemas/AdvisoryChatResponse.schema.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://stella-ops.org/schemas/advisory-chat/response/v1",
+  "title": "Advisory Chat Response",
+  "description": "Structured output from Advisory AI Chat model. All claims must cite evidence links.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["responseId", "intent", "summary", "evidenceLinks", "confidence", "generatedAt"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "responseId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Deterministic response ID: sha256(bundleId + intent + generatedAt)",
+      "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+    },
+    "bundleId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Input evidence bundle ID",
+      "pattern": "^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$"
+    },
+    "intent": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Detected intent from user query",
+      "enum": [
+        "explain",
+        "is_it_reachable",
+        "do_we_have_a_backport",
+        "propose_fix",
+        "waive",
+        "batch_triage",
+        "compare",
+        "general"
+      ]
+    },
+    "generatedAt": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "date-time",
+      "description": "UTC ISO-8601 timestamp of response generation"
+    },
+    "summary": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "2-3 sentence plain-language summary",
+      "maxLength": 500
+    },
+    "impact": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Impact analysis on the specific environment",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "artifact": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Image reference with digest"
+        },
+        "environment": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "affectedComponent": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "PURL of affected component"
+        },
+        "affectedVersion": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "blastRadius": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "assets": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "workloads": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "namespaces": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "percentage": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 100
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Impact narrative"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "reachabilityAssessment": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Reachability and exploitability assessment",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "status": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["reachable", "unreachable", "conditional", "unknown"]
+        },
+        "callgraphPaths": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "Number of paths to vulnerable code"
+        },
+        "pathDescription": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Narrative description of call paths"
+        },
+        "guards": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Protective conditions detected",
+          "items": { "type": "string" }
+        },
+        "binaryBackport": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "detected": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "proof": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Proof ID or evidence link"
+            },
+            "description": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "exploitPressure": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "kev": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "epssScore": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 1
+            },
+            "epssPercentile": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 100
+            },
+            "exploitMaturity": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": ["not_defined", "unproven", "poc", "functional", "high"]
+            },
+            "assessment": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Human-readable exploit pressure assessment"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "mitigations": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "Ranked mitigation options (safest first)",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["rank", "type", "label", "risk"],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "rank": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 1,
+            "description": "Priority rank (1 = highest priority)"
+          },
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "accept_backport",
+              "upgrade_package",
+              "config_hardening",
+              "runtime_containment",
+              "waiver",
+              "defer",
+              "escalate"
+            ]
+          },
+          "label": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Short description",
+            "examples": ["Accept distro backport", "Upgrade to openssl 3.0.15"]
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Detailed description of the mitigation"
+          },
+          "risk": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["low", "medium", "high"],
+            "description": "Risk of applying this mitigation"
+          },
+          "reversible": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Can be rolled back"
+          },
+          "breakingChanges": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "May cause breaking changes"
+          },
+          "requiresApproval": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Requires approval workflow"
+          },
+          "snippet": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "Ready-to-execute code snippet",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "language": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "examples": ["bash", "dockerfile", "yaml", "json", "helmfile"]
+              },
+              "code": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Executable code"
+              },
+              "explanation": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "What the code does"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "rollback": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "Rollback procedure if needed",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "language": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "code": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "explanation": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "prerequisites": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "description": "Requirements before applying",
+            "items": { "type": "string" }
+          },
+          "estimatedEffort": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Effort estimate",
+            "examples": ["5 minutes", "1 hour", "requires testing cycle"]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "evidenceLinks": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "All evidence links cited in this response",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["type", "link", "description"],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["sbom", "vex", "reach", "binpatch", "attest", "policy", "runtime", "opsmem"]
+          },
+          "link": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Evidence link in [type:path] format",
+            "pattern": "^\\[.+\\]$"
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "What this evidence shows"
+          },
+          "confidence": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["high", "medium", "low"]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "confidence": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Overall response confidence",
+      "required": ["level", "score"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "level": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["high", "medium", "low", "insufficient_evidence"]
+        },
+        "score": {
+          "type": "number",
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "maximum": 1,
+          "description": "Confidence score (0-1)"
+        },
+        "factors": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Factors affecting confidence",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "factor": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "examples": [
+                  "multiple_vex_sources_agree",
+                  "callgraph_analysis_complete",
+                  "binary_backport_verified",
+                  "missing_runtime_data"
+                ]
+              },
+              "impact": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["positive", "negative"]
+              },
+              "weight": {
+                "type": "number",
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "maximum": 1
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "missingEvidence": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Evidence that would increase confidence if available",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "description": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "howToObtain": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Instructions to gather this evidence"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "proposedActions": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "Actions the user can take directly from this response",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["actionId", "actionType", "label"],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "actionId": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Unique action identifier"
+          },
+          "actionType": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "create_vex",
+              "approve",
+              "quarantine",
+              "defer",
+              "waive",
+              "escalate",
+              "generate_pr",
+              "create_ticket"
+            ]
+          },
+          "label": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Button label"
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "Pre-filled parameters for the action",
+            "additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
+          },
+          "requiresApproval": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "riskLevel": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["low", "medium", "high", "critical"]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "followUp": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Suggested follow-up questions or actions",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "suggestedQueries": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Related queries the user might want to ask",
+          "items": { "type": "string" },
+          "maxItems": 5
+        },
+        "relatedFindings": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Related findings to investigate",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "findingId": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "reason": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "nextSteps": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "Recommended next steps",
+          "items": { "type": "string" }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "audit": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Audit metadata for this response",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "modelId": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Model identifier used"
+        },
+        "promptTokens": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "completionTokens": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "totalTokens": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "latencyMs": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "Total response time in milliseconds"
+        },
+        "guardrailsApplied": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": { "type": "string" }
+        },
+        "redactionsApplied": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

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+// <copyright file="AdvisoryChatService.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Actions;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Assembly;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Routing;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Guardrails;
+using StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Prompting;
+
+// Use namespace alias to avoid conflicts with types in parent StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat namespace
+using Models = StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Models;
+
+namespace StellaOps.AdvisoryAI.Chat.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Orchestrates Advisory AI Chat interactions.
+/// Assembles evidence bundles, routes intents, generates grounded responses,
+/// and ensures all suggested actions pass policy gates before rendering.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAdvisoryChatService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Processes a user query and generates an evidence-grounded response.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">Chat request with user query and context.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Chat response with evidence links and proposed actions.</returns>
+    Task<AdvisoryChatServiceResult> ProcessQueryAsync(
+        AdvisoryChatRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Request to the Advisory Chat Service.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AdvisoryChatRequest
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tenant ID for multi-tenancy.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string TenantId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// User ID making the request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string UserId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// User roles for policy evaluation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> UserRoles { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Raw user query (may contain slash commands).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Query { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Artifact digest if context is already established.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ArtifactDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Image reference if context is already established.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ImageReference { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Environment if context is already established.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Environment { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Correlation ID for distributed tracing.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? CorrelationId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Conversation ID for multi-turn context.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ConversationId { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result from the Advisory Chat Service.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AdvisoryChatServiceResult
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether processing succeeded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required bool Success { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The generated response (null if failed).
+    /// </summary>
+    public Models.AdvisoryChatResponse? Response { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error message if processing failed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Error { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Detected intent from the query.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Models.AdvisoryChatIntent? Intent { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether evidence bundle was successfully assembled.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool EvidenceAssembled { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether guardrails blocked the request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool GuardrailBlocked { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Guardrail violations if blocked.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> GuardrailViolations { get; init; } = ImmutableArray<string>.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Processing diagnostics.
+    /// </summary>
+    public AdvisoryChatDiagnostics? Diagnostics { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Processing diagnostics.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record AdvisoryChatDiagnostics
+{
+    public long IntentRoutingMs { get; init; }
+    public long EvidenceAssemblyMs { get; init; }
+    public long GuardrailEvaluationMs { get; init; }
+    public long InferenceMs { get; init; }
+    public long PolicyGateMs { get; init; }
+    public long TotalMs { get; init; }
+    public int PromptTokens { get; init; }
+    public int CompletionTokens { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Default implementation of the Advisory Chat Service.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class AdvisoryChatService : IAdvisoryChatService
+{
+    private readonly IAdvisoryChatIntentRouter _intentRouter;
+    private readonly IEvidenceBundleAssembler _evidenceAssembler;
+    private readonly IAdvisoryGuardrailPipeline _guardrails;
+    private readonly IAdvisoryInferenceClient _inferenceClient;
+    private readonly IActionPolicyGate _policyGate;
+    private readonly IAdvisoryChatAuditLogger _auditLogger;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly ILogger<AdvisoryChatService> _logger;
+    private readonly AdvisoryChatServiceOptions _options;
+
+    public AdvisoryChatService(
+        IAdvisoryChatIntentRouter intentRouter,
+        IEvidenceBundleAssembler evidenceAssembler,
+        IAdvisoryGuardrailPipeline guardrails,
+        IAdvisoryInferenceClient inferenceClient,
+        IActionPolicyGate policyGate,
+        IAdvisoryChatAuditLogger auditLogger,
+        TimeProvider timeProvider,
+        IOptions<AdvisoryChatServiceOptions> options,
+        ILogger<AdvisoryChatService> logger)
+    {
+        _intentRouter = intentRouter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(intentRouter));
+        _evidenceAssembler = evidenceAssembler ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(evidenceAssembler));
+        _guardrails = guardrails ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(guardrails));
+        _inferenceClient = inferenceClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(inferenceClient));
+        _policyGate = policyGate ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(policyGate));
+        _auditLogger = auditLogger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(auditLogger));
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(timeProvider));
+        _options = options?.Value ?? new AdvisoryChatServiceOptions();
+        _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public async Task<AdvisoryChatServiceResult> ProcessQueryAsync(
+        AdvisoryChatRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+
+        var totalStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        var diagnostics = new AdvisoryChatDiagnosticsBuilder();
+
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "Processing advisory chat query for tenant {TenantId} user {UserId}",
+            request.TenantId, request.UserId);
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Phase 1: Route intent
+            var intentStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            var routingResult = await _intentRouter.RouteAsync(request.Query, cancellationToken);
+            diagnostics.IntentRoutingMs = intentStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+
+            _logger.LogDebug("Intent routing completed: {Intent} (confidence: {Confidence:F2})",
+                routingResult.Intent, routingResult.Confidence);
+
+            // Phase 2: Validate we have enough context
+            var (artifactDigest, findingId, environment) = ResolveContext(request, routingResult.Parameters);
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(artifactDigest) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(findingId))
+            {
+                return CreateMissingContextResult(routingResult.Intent, artifactDigest, findingId);
+            }
+
+            // Phase 3: Assemble evidence bundle
+            var assemblyStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            var assemblyResult = await _evidenceAssembler.AssembleAsync(
+                new EvidenceBundleAssemblyRequest
+                {
+                    TenantId = request.TenantId,
+                    ArtifactDigest = artifactDigest,
+                    ImageReference = request.ImageReference ?? routingResult.Parameters.ImageReference,
+                    Environment = environment ?? "unknown",
+                    FindingId = findingId,
+                    PackagePurl = routingResult.Parameters.Package,
+                    CorrelationId = request.CorrelationId
+                },
+                cancellationToken);
+            diagnostics.EvidenceAssemblyMs = assemblyStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+
+            if (!assemblyResult.Success || assemblyResult.Bundle is null)
+            {
+                return new AdvisoryChatServiceResult
+                {
+                    Success = false,
+                    Error = assemblyResult.Error ?? "Failed to assemble evidence bundle",
+                    Intent = routingResult.Intent,
+                    EvidenceAssembled = false
+                };
+            }
+
+            // Phase 4: Build prompt and run guardrails
+            var guardrailStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            var prompt = BuildPrompt(assemblyResult.Bundle, routingResult);
+            var guardrailResult = await _guardrails.EvaluateAsync(prompt, cancellationToken);
+            diagnostics.GuardrailEvaluationMs = guardrailStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+
+            if (guardrailResult.Blocked)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("Guardrails blocked query: {Violations}",
+                    string.Join(", ", guardrailResult.Violations.Select(v => v.Code)));
+
+                await _auditLogger.LogBlockedAsync(request, routingResult, guardrailResult, cancellationToken);
+
+                return new AdvisoryChatServiceResult
+                {
+                    Success = false,
+                    Error = "Query blocked by guardrails",
+                    Intent = routingResult.Intent,
+                    EvidenceAssembled = true,
+                    GuardrailBlocked = true,
+                    GuardrailViolations = guardrailResult.Violations.Select(v => v.Message).ToImmutableArray()
+                };
+            }
+
+            // Phase 5: Call inference
+            var inferenceStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            var inferenceResult = await _inferenceClient.CompleteAsync(
+                guardrailResult.SanitizedPrompt,
+                new AdvisoryInferenceOptions
+                {
+                    MaxTokens = _options.MaxCompletionTokens,
+                    Temperature = 0.1 // Low temperature for deterministic outputs
+                },
+                cancellationToken);
+            diagnostics.InferenceMs = inferenceStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+            diagnostics.PromptTokens = inferenceResult.PromptTokens;
+            diagnostics.CompletionTokens = inferenceResult.CompletionTokens;
+
+            // Phase 6: Parse and validate response
+            var response = ParseInferenceResponse(
+                inferenceResult.Completion,
+                assemblyResult.Bundle,
+                routingResult.Intent);
+
+            // Phase 7: Pre-check proposed actions against policy gate
+            var policyStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            response = await FilterProposedActionsByPolicyAsync(
+                response, request, cancellationToken);
+            diagnostics.PolicyGateMs = policyStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+
+            totalStopwatch.Stop();
+            diagnostics.TotalMs = totalStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+
+            // Audit successful interaction
+            await _auditLogger.LogSuccessAsync(request, routingResult, response, diagnostics.Build(), cancellationToken);
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Advisory chat completed in {TotalMs}ms: {Intent} with {EvidenceLinks} evidence links",
+                diagnostics.TotalMs, routingResult.Intent, response.EvidenceLinks.Length);
+
+            return new AdvisoryChatServiceResult
+            {
+                Success = true,
+                Response = response,
+                Intent = routingResult.Intent,
+                EvidenceAssembled = true,
+                Diagnostics = diagnostics.Build()
+            };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Advisory chat processing failed");
+
+            return new AdvisoryChatServiceResult
+            {
+                Success = false,
+                Error = $"Processing failed: {ex.Message}"
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static (string? ArtifactDigest, string? FindingId, string? Environment) ResolveContext(
+        AdvisoryChatRequest request, IntentParameters parameters)
+    {
+        var artifactDigest = request.ArtifactDigest ?? ExtractDigestFromImageRef(parameters.ImageReference);
+        var findingId = parameters.FindingId;
+        var environment = request.Environment ?? parameters.Environment;
+
+        return (artifactDigest, findingId, environment);
+    }
+
+    private static string? ExtractDigestFromImageRef(string? imageRef)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(imageRef))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Extract sha256 digest if present
+        var atIndex = imageRef.IndexOf('@');
+        if (atIndex > 0 && imageRef.Length > atIndex + 1)
+        {
+            return imageRef[(atIndex + 1)..];
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static AdvisoryChatServiceResult CreateMissingContextResult(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatIntent intent, string? artifactDigest, string? findingId)
+    {
+        var missing = new List<string>();
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(artifactDigest))
+        {
+            missing.Add("artifact digest or image reference");
+        }
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(findingId))
+        {
+            missing.Add("CVE or finding ID");
+        }
+
+        return new AdvisoryChatServiceResult
+        {
+            Success = false,
+            Error = $"Missing required context: {string.Join(", ", missing)}. " +
+                    "Please specify the artifact and finding in your query.",
+            Intent = intent,
+            EvidenceAssembled = false
+        };
+    }
+
+    private AdvisoryPrompt BuildPrompt(Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle, IntentRoutingResult routing)
+    {
+        var promptJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(bundle, new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+            WriteIndented = false
+        });
+
+        // Create a citation for the bundle itself
+        var citation = new AdvisoryPromptCitation(1, bundle.BundleId, "root");
+
+        return new AdvisoryPrompt(
+            CacheKey: ComputePromptCacheKey(bundle.BundleId, routing.Intent),
+            TaskType: Orchestration.AdvisoryTaskType.Remediation, // Default for chat
+            Profile: "advisory-chat",
+            Prompt: promptJson,
+            Citations: ImmutableArray.Create(citation),
+            Metadata: ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty
+                .Add("intent", routing.Intent.ToString())
+                .Add("confidence", routing.Confidence.ToString("F2", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)),
+            Diagnostics: ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty);
+    }
+
+    private static string ComputePromptCacheKey(string bundleId, Models.AdvisoryChatIntent intent)
+    {
+        var input = $"{bundleId}|{intent}";
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+        return Convert.ToHexStringLower(hash)[..16];
+    }
+
+    private Models.AdvisoryChatResponse ParseInferenceResponse(
+        string completion,
+        Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle,
+        Models.AdvisoryChatIntent intent)
+    {
+        // In a real implementation, this would parse the structured JSON response from the model
+        // For now, create a basic response structure
+        var generatedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow();
+        var responseId = ComputeResponseId(bundle.BundleId, intent, generatedAt);
+
+        return new Models.AdvisoryChatResponse
+        {
+            ResponseId = responseId,
+            BundleId = bundle.BundleId,
+            Intent = intent,
+            GeneratedAt = generatedAt,
+            Summary = ExtractSummaryFromCompletion(completion),
+            EvidenceLinks = ExtractEvidenceLinksFromBundle(bundle),
+            Confidence = new Models.ConfidenceAssessment
+            {
+                Level = DetermineConfidenceLevel(bundle),
+                Score = ComputeConfidenceScore(bundle)
+            },
+            Audit = new Models.ResponseAudit
+            {
+                ModelId = _options.ModelId
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string ComputeResponseId(string bundleId, Models.AdvisoryChatIntent intent, DateTimeOffset generatedAt)
+    {
+        var input = $"{bundleId}|{intent}|{generatedAt:O}";
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+        return $"sha256:{Convert.ToHexStringLower(hash)}";
+    }
+
+    private static string ExtractSummaryFromCompletion(string completion)
+    {
+        // Extract first paragraph or up to 500 chars
+        var lines = completion.Split('\n', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+        var firstParagraph = string.Join(" ", lines.Take(3));
+        return firstParagraph.Length > 500 ? firstParagraph[..500] + "..." : firstParagraph;
+    }
+
+    private static ImmutableArray<Models.EvidenceLink> ExtractEvidenceLinksFromBundle(Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle)
+    {
+        var links = new List<Models.EvidenceLink>();
+
+        // SBOM link
+        if (bundle.Artifact?.SbomDigest is not null)
+        {
+            links.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+            {
+                Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Sbom,
+                Link = $"[sbom:{bundle.Artifact.SbomDigest}]",
+                Description = "SBOM for artifact",
+                Confidence = Models.ConfidenceLevel.High
+            });
+        }
+
+        // VEX link
+        if (bundle.Verdicts?.Vex?.LinksetId is not null)
+        {
+            links.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+            {
+                Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Vex,
+                Link = $"[vex:{bundle.Verdicts.Vex.LinksetId}]",
+                Description = $"VEX consensus: {bundle.Verdicts.Vex.Status}",
+                Confidence = bundle.Verdicts.Vex.ConfidenceScore > 0.8
+                    ? Models.ConfidenceLevel.High
+                    : Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Reachability link
+        if (bundle.Reachability?.CallgraphDigest is not null)
+        {
+            links.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+            {
+                Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Reach,
+                Link = $"[reach:{bundle.Reachability.CallgraphDigest}]",
+                Description = $"Reachability: {bundle.Reachability.Status} ({bundle.Reachability.CallgraphPaths} paths)",
+                Confidence = bundle.Reachability.ConfidenceScore > 0.8
+                    ? Models.ConfidenceLevel.High
+                    : Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Binary patch link
+        if (bundle.Reachability?.BinaryPatch?.Detected == true)
+        {
+            links.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+            {
+                Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Binpatch,
+                Link = $"[binpatch:{bundle.Reachability.BinaryPatch.ProofId}]",
+                Description = $"Binary backport detected: {bundle.Reachability.BinaryPatch.DistroAdvisory}",
+                Confidence = bundle.Reachability.BinaryPatch.Confidence > 0.9
+                    ? Models.ConfidenceLevel.High
+                    : Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Attestation link
+        if (bundle.Provenance?.SbomAttestation?.DsseDigest is not null)
+        {
+            links.Add(new Models.EvidenceLink
+            {
+                Type = Models.EvidenceLinkType.Attest,
+                Link = $"[attest:{bundle.Provenance.SbomAttestation.DsseDigest}]",
+                Description = "SBOM attestation",
+                Confidence = bundle.Provenance.SbomAttestation.SignatureValid == true
+                    ? Models.ConfidenceLevel.High
+                    : Models.ConfidenceLevel.Low
+            });
+        }
+
+        return links.ToImmutableArray();
+    }
+
+    private static Models.ConfidenceLevel DetermineConfidenceLevel(Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle)
+    {
+        var score = ComputeConfidenceScore(bundle);
+        return score switch
+        {
+            >= 0.8 => Models.ConfidenceLevel.High,
+            >= 0.5 => Models.ConfidenceLevel.Medium,
+            >= 0.2 => Models.ConfidenceLevel.Low,
+            _ => Models.ConfidenceLevel.InsufficientEvidence
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static double ComputeConfidenceScore(Models.AdvisoryChatEvidenceBundle bundle)
+    {
+        var score = 0.0;
+        var factors = 0;
+
+        // VEX consensus
+        if (bundle.Verdicts?.Vex is not null)
+        {
+            score += bundle.Verdicts.Vex.ConfidenceScore ?? 0.5;
+            factors++;
+        }
+
+        // Reachability analysis
+        if (bundle.Reachability is not null)
+        {
+            score += bundle.Reachability.ConfidenceScore ?? 0.5;
+            factors++;
+        }
+
+        // Binary patch
+        if (bundle.Reachability?.BinaryPatch?.Detected == true)
+        {
+            score += bundle.Reachability.BinaryPatch.Confidence ?? 0.7;
+            factors++;
+        }
+
+        // Provenance
+        if (bundle.Provenance?.SbomAttestation?.SignatureValid == true)
+        {
+            score += 1.0;
+            factors++;
+        }
+
+        return factors > 0 ? score / factors : 0.0;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<Models.AdvisoryChatResponse> FilterProposedActionsByPolicyAsync(
+        Models.AdvisoryChatResponse response,
+        AdvisoryChatRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (response.ProposedActions.IsDefaultOrEmpty)
+        {
+            return response;
+        }
+
+        var filteredActions = new List<Models.ProposedAction>();
+
+        foreach (var action in response.ProposedActions)
+        {
+            var context = new ActionContext
+            {
+                TenantId = request.TenantId,
+                UserId = request.UserId,
+                UserRoles = request.UserRoles,
+                Environment = request.Environment ?? "unknown",
+                CorrelationId = request.CorrelationId
+            };
+
+            var proposal = new ActionProposal
+            {
+                ProposalId = action.ActionId,
+                ActionType = action.ActionType.ToString().ToLowerInvariant(),
+                Label = action.Label,
+                Parameters = action.Parameters ?? ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty,
+                CreatedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow()
+            };
+
+            var decision = await _policyGate.EvaluateAsync(proposal, context, cancellationToken);
+
+            if (decision.Decision != PolicyDecisionKind.Deny)
+            {
+                filteredActions.Add(action with
+                {
+                    RequiresApproval = decision.Decision == PolicyDecisionKind.AllowWithApproval,
+                    RiskLevel = MapPolicyToRiskLevel(decision)
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        return response with { ProposedActions = filteredActions.ToImmutableArray() };
+    }
+
+    private static Models.ActionRiskLevel MapPolicyToRiskLevel(ActionPolicyDecision decision)
+    {
+        return decision.PolicyId switch
+        {
+            "critical-risk-production" => Models.ActionRiskLevel.Critical,
+            "high-risk-approval" or "high-risk-admin" => Models.ActionRiskLevel.High,
+            "medium-risk-approval" or "medium-risk-elevated-role" => Models.ActionRiskLevel.Medium,
+            _ => Models.ActionRiskLevel.Low
+        };
+    }
+
+    private sealed class AdvisoryChatDiagnosticsBuilder
+    {
+        public long IntentRoutingMs { get; set; }
+        public long EvidenceAssemblyMs { get; set; }
+        public long GuardrailEvaluationMs { get; set; }
+        public long InferenceMs { get; set; }
+        public long PolicyGateMs { get; set; }
+        public long TotalMs { get; set; }
+        public int PromptTokens { get; set; }
+        public int CompletionTokens { get; set; }
+
+        public AdvisoryChatDiagnostics Build() => new()
+        {
+            IntentRoutingMs = IntentRoutingMs,
+            EvidenceAssemblyMs = EvidenceAssemblyMs,
+            GuardrailEvaluationMs = GuardrailEvaluationMs,
+            InferenceMs = InferenceMs,
+            PolicyGateMs = PolicyGateMs,
+            TotalMs = TotalMs,
+            PromptTokens = PromptTokens,
+            CompletionTokens = CompletionTokens
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration options for Advisory Chat Service.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AdvisoryChatServiceOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Model identifier for inference.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ModelId { get; set; } = "advisory-chat-v1";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum completion tokens.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxCompletionTokens { get; set; } = 2000;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Inference client interface for Advisory Chat.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAdvisoryInferenceClient
+{
+    Task<AdvisoryInferenceResult> CompleteAsync(
+        string prompt,
+        AdvisoryInferenceOptions options,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+public sealed record AdvisoryInferenceOptions
+{
+    public int MaxTokens { get; init; } = 2000;
+    public double Temperature { get; init; } = 0.1;
+}
+
+public sealed record AdvisoryInferenceResult
+{
+    public required string Completion { get; init; }
+    public int PromptTokens { get; init; }
+    public int CompletionTokens { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Audit logger for Advisory Chat interactions.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAdvisoryChatAuditLogger
+{
+    Task LogSuccessAsync(
+        AdvisoryChatRequest request,
+        IntentRoutingResult routing,
+        Models.AdvisoryChatResponse response,
+        AdvisoryChatDiagnostics diagnostics,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task LogBlockedAsync(
+        AdvisoryChatRequest request,
+        IntentRoutingResult routing,
+        AdvisoryGuardrailResult guardrailResult,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}