@reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway

Status: Pre-1.0 — APIs may change in minor versions. Pin to a specific version in production.

HTTP gateway for the agent-mesh orchestrator. Provides the main /v1/request entry point with full request orchestration, Express middleware pipeline (authentication, rate limiting, TLS enforcement), health check endpoints, and Slack profile resolution.

Installation

npm install @reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway
# or
pnpm add @reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway

Feature Overview

• Request orchestration — /v1/request endpoint with full pipeline: validation → identity resolution → session lookup → classification → confidence gate → agent dispatch → response
• API key authentication — Secret Manager-backed key validation with in-memory caching and dev-mode bypass
• Token bucket rate limiting — per-client (key or IP) with configurable windows, endpoint-specific overrides, and standard rate-limit headers
• TLS enforcement — HTTPS redirect in production, HSTS headers (1-year max-age), and security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options)
• Health check endpoints — /health (liveness) and /health/deep (readiness with registry and Firestore checks)
• Slack profile resolution — resolve Slack user IDs to employee profiles with 10-minute cache TTL
• Internal API — handleInternalRequest() for programmatic invocation from the MCP server

Quick Start

import express from "express";
import { authMiddleware, rateLimiterMiddleware, tlsMiddleware, healthCheck, deepHealthCheck, handleRequest } from "@reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway";
 
const app = express();
app.set("trust proxy", 1);
app.use(tlsMiddleware);
app.use(express.json({ limit: "1mb" }));
app.use(rateLimiterMiddleware);
 
app.get("/health", healthCheck);
app.get("/health/deep", deepHealthCheck);
app.post("/v1/request", authMiddleware, handleRequest);
 
app.listen(8080);

API Reference

Request Handler

handleRequest(req, res): Promise<void>

The main Express handler for POST /v1/request. Validates the request body against IncomingRequestSchema, resolves identity (Slack profile or inline), looks up active sessions with bypass support, runs classification and confidence gating, dispatches to the matched agent, manages session lifecycle (create, append turns, close), and returns a structured response.

Response shape:

{
  request_id: string;
  session_id: string;
  agent_id: string;
  response: string;           // Agent's human-readable content
  workflow_complete: boolean;
  classification: {
    intent: string;
    confidence: number;
    language: string;
  };
  routing: {
    action: "route" | "clarify" | "fallback";
    reason: string;
  };
  duration_ms: number;
}

Clarification response (when action is clarify):

{
  request_id: string;
  session_id: string;
  action: "clarification";
  clarification_question: string;
  suggested_agent: string;
  reason: string;
  duration_ms: number;
}

handleInternalRequest(payload): Promise<{ status: number; body: Record<string, unknown> }>

Programmatic invocation point used by the MCP server. Accepts the same payload as the HTTP endpoint.

Health Checks

healthCheck(req, res): void

Liveness probe. Returns { status: "healthy", service, version, timestamp }. Always returns 200.

deepHealthCheck(req, res): Promise<void>

Readiness probe. Checks registry state and Firestore connectivity. Returns 503 if any check fails.

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "checks": {
    "registry": { "status": "pass", "message": "3 agents loaded" },
    "firestore": { "status": "pass", "message": "Firestore reachable" }
  },
  "agents": ["default", "glean", "serval"],
  "defaultAgent": "default"
}

Authentication Middleware

authMiddleware

Validates the x-api-key header against the configured API key (from API_KEY env var or Secret Manager). Supports a development bypass when NODE_ENV=development and API_KEY=dev-key.

app.post("/v1/request", authMiddleware, handleRequest);

clearAuthCache(): void

Clears the in-memory key validation cache (for testing).

Rate Limiting Middleware

rateLimiterMiddleware

Token bucket rate limiter keyed by API key (preferred) or client IP. Sets standard headers: X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset, Retry-After.

app.use(rateLimiterMiddleware); // Applied globally or per-route

clearRateLimitBuckets(): void

Clears all rate-limit buckets (for testing).

getBucketState(clientId): TokenBucket | undefined

Returns the current token bucket state for debugging.

TLS Middleware

tlsMiddleware

Combined middleware that applies HTTPS redirect (production only), HSTS header, and security headers.

Individual middleware also exported:

Slack Profile Resolver

resolveSlackProfile(slackUserId): Promise<EmployeeProfile>

Fetches a Slack user’s profile via the users.profile.get API and extracts employee_id, display_name, email, title, and department. Results are cached for 10 minutes.

import { resolveSlackProfile } from "@reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway";
 
const profile = await resolveSlackProfile("U12345678");
// → { employee_id: "emp-123", display_name: "John Doe", email: "john@company.com", title: "Engineer" }

resolveSlackProfileNoCache(slackUserId): Promise<EmployeeProfile>

Bypasses the cache for a fresh fetch.

preloadProfiles(userIds: string[]): Promise<Map<string, EmployeeProfile>>

Batch preloads profiles for multiple users.

clearProfileCache(): void

Clears the profile cache (for testing).

Configuration

Usage Patterns

Minimal Server Setup

import express from "express";
import { authMiddleware, tlsMiddleware, healthCheck, handleRequest } from "@reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway";
 
const app = express();
app.set("trust proxy", 1);
app.use(tlsMiddleware);
app.use(express.json());
 
app.get("/health", healthCheck);
app.post("/v1/request", authMiddleware, handleRequest);
 
app.listen(8080);

Internal (Programmatic) Invocation

import { handleInternalRequest } from "@reaatech/agent-mesh-gateway";
 
const result = await handleInternalRequest({
  input: "Reset my password",
  employee_id: "emp-123",
  user_id: "user-456",
  session_id: "550e8400-...",
});

Related Packages

• @reaatech/agent-mesh — Core types (IncomingRequestSchema, constants)
• @reaatech/agent-mesh-session — Session management (used in the request pipeline)
• @reaatech/agent-mesh-classifier — Intent classification
• @reaatech/agent-mesh-confidence — Confidence gate
• @reaatech/agent-mesh-router — Agent dispatch

License

MIT