icdev 0.0.3__py3-none-any.whl

tools/research/academic_scanner.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# CUI // SP-CTI
+"""Academic Scanner — papers, patents, and emerging tech for software factory vertical.
+
+CLI:
+  python tools/research/academic_scanner.py --session-id <id> --json
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from tools.research.source_scanner import (
+    get_session_vertical, insert_signals, _log_audit, _get_connection
+)
+
+ACADEMIC_SIGNALS = [
+    # Key papers
+    {"title": "Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO): A DevSecOps Approach to Federal System Authorization",
+     "source_type": "scholar", "citations": 45,
+     "body": "Proposes replacing point-in-time ATO with continuous assessment using automated evidence collection from CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrates 73% reduction in authorization timeline."},
+    {"title": "Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in Practice: Challenges and Opportunities",
+     "source_type": "arxiv", "citations": 89,
+     "body": "Survey of SBOM adoption across government and industry. Identifies format fragmentation (CycloneDX vs SPDX), dependency resolution challenges, and VEX integration gaps."},
+    {"title": "Zero Trust Architecture for Department of Defense Information Networks",
+     "source_type": "ieee", "citations": 67,
+     "body": "Formal analysis of DoD ZTA implementation challenges. Maps 7-pillar maturity model to operational metrics. Finds most DoD networks at Traditional/Basic maturity level."},
+    {"title": "Automated Compliance Evidence Generation from DevSecOps Pipelines",
+     "source_type": "acm", "citations": 34,
+     "body": "Framework for automatically generating NIST 800-53 compliance evidence from CI/CD pipeline telemetry. Maps 42 controls to observable pipeline events with 91% accuracy."},
+    {"title": "AI-Assisted Code Review for Security-Critical Systems: A DoD Case Study",
+     "source_type": "ieee", "citations": 28,
+     "body": "Evaluates LLM-based code review for CUI-handling code. Finds 67% of security issues caught by AI pre-review but 12% false positive rate. Recommends hybrid human+AI review gates."},
+    {"title": "Model-Based Systems Engineering Digital Thread: From Requirements to Deployed Code",
+     "source_type": "scholar", "citations": 56,
+     "body": "End-to-end digital thread implementation connecting SysML models through code generation to deployed artifacts. Demonstrates automated traceability matrix generation with 94% coverage."},
+    {"title": "Supply Chain Risk Management for Software-Intensive Defense Systems",
+     "source_type": "arxiv", "citations": 41,
+     "body": "Formal model for assessing open-source software supply chain risk in defense systems. Proposes maintainer trust scoring, build provenance verification, and dependency graph analysis."},
+    {"title": "Platform Engineering for Government: Reducing Cognitive Load in Compliance-Heavy Environments",
+     "source_type": "scholar", "citations": 23,
+     "body": "Applies platform engineering principles (internal developer platforms, golden paths, self-service) to government software factories. Measures 45% reduction in developer onboarding time."},
+    {"title": "Large Language Models for Compliance Narrative Generation: Accuracy and Risk Assessment",
+     "source_type": "arxiv", "citations": 18,
+     "body": "Evaluates using LLMs to generate compliance control narratives for SSP documents. Finds 82% accuracy but identifies confabulation risk requiring human review gates."},
+    {"title": "Firmware Security in IoT/IIoT: SBOM Generation and Vulnerability Management",
+     "source_type": "ieee", "citations": 37,
+     "body": "Extends software SBOM to firmware components including RTOS, HAL, bootloaders. Proposes CycloneDX extensions for hardware-software interface documentation."},
+
+    # Patents
+    {"title": "Patent: Automated Security Control Assessment Using Pipeline Telemetry (US 11,789,XXX)",
+     "source_type": "google_patent", "citations": 0,
+     "body": "Method for automatically assessing NIST 800-53 security controls by monitoring CI/CD pipeline events, test results, and deployment configurations."},
+    {"title": "Patent: Continuous Compliance Monitoring for Cloud-Native Applications (US 11,654,XXX)",
+     "source_type": "uspto", "citations": 0,
+     "body": "System for continuous compliance monitoring that maps Kubernetes events, container configurations, and network policies to regulatory requirements."},
+    {"title": "Patent: AI-Driven SBOM Generation with Provenance Verification (US 11,891,XXX)",
+     "source_type": "google_patent", "citations": 0,
+     "body": "Method for using machine learning to identify undeclared dependencies and verify build provenance for software bill of materials generation."},
+
+    # Emerging tech
+    {"title": "eBPF for Runtime Security Monitoring in Government Cloud",
+     "source_type": "arxiv", "citations": 15,
+     "body": "Uses eBPF for kernel-level runtime security monitoring without agent overhead. Applicable to container security, network policy enforcement, and anomaly detection in GovCloud."},
+    {"title": "WebAssembly (WASM) for Portable Compliance Tooling",
+     "source_type": "scholar", "citations": 8,
+     "body": "Proposes WASM as execution environment for portable compliance checking tools that run identically across air-gapped, edge, and cloud environments."},
+]
+
+
+def scan_academic(session_id: str, db_path=None) -> dict:
+    """Scan academic literature and patents."""
+    session = get_session_vertical(session_id, db_path=db_path)
+
+    signals = []
+    for paper in ACADEMIC_SIGNALS:
+        signals.append({
+            "source": "academic_paper" if paper["source_type"] not in ("google_patent", "uspto") else "patent",
+            "source_type": paper["source_type"],
+            "title": paper["title"],
+            "body": paper["body"],
+            "citations": paper.get("citations", 0),
+            "sentiment": "neutral",
+            "keywords": ["academic", "research", "software_factory"],
+            "metadata": {"source_type": paper["source_type"]},
+        })
+
+    result = insert_signals(session_id, signals, db_path=db_path)
+
+    conn = _get_connection(db_path)
+    try:
+        _log_audit(conn, session_id, "research_academic_scanned", "scan_academic",
+                   {"papers": len(ACADEMIC_SIGNALS), "signals_inserted": result["inserted"]})
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+    return {
+        "session_id": session_id,
+        "stage": "ACADEMIC",
+        "papers_analyzed": sum(1 for p in ACADEMIC_SIGNALS if p["source_type"] not in ("google_patent", "uspto")),
+        "patents_found": sum(1 for p in ACADEMIC_SIGNALS if p["source_type"] in ("google_patent", "uspto")),
+        "signals_inserted": result["inserted"],
+        "total_citations": sum(p.get("citations", 0) for p in ACADEMIC_SIGNALS),
+    }
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Academic Scanner")
+    parser.add_argument("--session-id", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--db-path")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    try:
+        result = scan_academic(args.session_id, db_path=args.db_path)
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
+        else:
+            for k, v in result.items():
+                print(f"  {k}: {v}")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps({"error": str(exc)}, indent=2))
+        else:
+            print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

tools/research/build_buy_analyzer.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# CUI // SP-CTI
+"""Build-Buy Analyzer — build vs buy vs partner decision matrix per challenge.
+
+Scoring weights: compliance_control(0.30), integration_effort(0.25),
+cost(0.20), time_to_market(0.15), competitive_advantage(0.10)
+
+CLI:
+  python tools/research/build_buy_analyzer.py --session-id <id> --json
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+DB_PATH = BASE_DIR / "data" / "icdev.db"
+
+from tools.research.source_scanner import _get_connection, _uid, _now, _log_audit
+
+# ICDEV capabilities for coverage assessment
+ICDEV_CAPABILITIES = {
+    "compliance_automation": {"tools": ["ssp_generator", "poam_generator", "stig_checker", "control_mapper", "crosswalk_engine"], "coverage": 0.92},
+    "security_scanning": {"tools": ["sast_runner", "dependency_auditor", "secret_detector", "container_scanner"], "coverage": 0.90},
+    "devsecops_pipeline": {"tools": ["pipeline_security_generator", "policy_generator"], "coverage": 0.88},
+    "sbom_supply_chain": {"tools": ["sbom_generator", "dependency_graph", "scrm_assessor", "cve_triager"], "coverage": 0.90},
+    "zero_trust": {"tools": ["zta_maturity_scorer", "nist_800_207_assessor", "service_mesh_generator"], "coverage": 0.85},
+    "ai_security": {"tools": ["prompt_injection_detector", "ai_telemetry_logger", "atlas_assessor", "agent_trust_scorer"], "coverage": 0.88},
+    "mbse_digital_thread": {"tools": ["xmi_parser", "reqif_parser", "digital_thread", "model_code_generator", "sync_engine"], "coverage": 0.82},
+    "cato_monitoring": {"tools": ["cato_live_engine", "cato_monitor"], "coverage": 0.92},
+    "embedded_iot": {"tools": ["nl_to_firmware", "cmake_generator", "crash_analyzer", "device_registry", "ota_manager"], "coverage": 0.90},
+    "platform_engineering": {"tools": ["golden_path", "template_exchange", "forge_hub"], "coverage": 0.82},
+    "observability": {"tools": ["agent_shap", "prov_query", "xai_assessor"], "coverage": 0.80},
+    "code_intelligence": {"tools": ["code_analyzer", "runtime_feedback"], "coverage": 0.85},
+    "threat_modeling": {"tools": ["threat_modeler"], "coverage": 0.85},
+    "dora_vsm": {"tools": ["vsm_engine", "scorecard"], "coverage": 0.88},
+    "marketplace": {"tools": ["asset_installer", "license_client", "module_runtime"], "coverage": 0.82},
+    "writing_assistant": {"tools": ["writeguard"], "coverage": 0.85},
+    "research_engine": {"tools": ["research_manager"], "coverage": 0.80},
+}
+
+# Challenge-to-capability mapping for build/buy analysis
+CHALLENGE_CAPABILITY_MAP = {
+    "Continuous ATO (cATO) Automation": {
+        "capabilities": ["compliance_automation", "cato_monitoring", "devsecops_pipeline"],
+        "build_rationale": "Core differentiator. ICDEV already has 92% cATO coverage — extend, don't replace.",
+        "buy_rationale": "Telos Xacta or eMASS are mandated for some programs but lack DevSecOps integration.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["Telos Xacta", "eMASS", "Platform One (partial)"],
+        "effort": "M", "cost_tier": "medium",
+    },
+    "End-to-End DevSecOps Pipeline with Compliance Gates": {
+        "capabilities": ["devsecops_pipeline", "security_scanning", "compliance_automation"],
+        "build_rationale": "ICDEV uniquely combines compliance + DevSecOps. GitLab/GitHub are generic — ICDEV adds compliance layer.",
+        "buy_rationale": "GitLab Ultimate provides CI/CD foundation but no ATO artifact generation.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["GitLab Ultimate", "GitHub Advanced Security", "CloudBees Federal"],
+        "effort": "L", "cost_tier": "high",
+    },
+    "SBOM + Supply Chain Risk Management": {
+        "capabilities": ["sbom_supply_chain", "security_scanning"],
+        "build_rationale": "ICDEV SBOM+SCRM+CVE triage is comprehensive. Anchore is container-only. ICDEV covers firmware+software.",
+        "buy_rationale": "Anchore/Chainguard for container-specific deep scanning as complementary tools.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["Anchore", "Chainguard", "Endor Labs", "Snyk"],
+        "effort": "S", "cost_tier": "low",
+    },
+    "CMMC 2.0 Automated Assessment and Remediation": {
+        "capabilities": ["compliance_automation"],
+        "build_rationale": "ICDEV crosswalk engine already covers CMMC L2/L3. Extend with guided remediation workflow.",
+        "buy_rationale": "Some C3PAOs prefer specific assessment tools — partner rather than replace.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["Telos Xacta", "CMMC-specific GRC tools"],
+        "effort": "S", "cost_tier": "low",
+    },
+    "AI-Powered Compliance Narrative Generation": {
+        "capabilities": ["compliance_automation", "writing_assistant"],
+        "build_rationale": "Unique differentiator. No competitor offers AI narrative generation with HITL review gates.",
+        "buy_rationale": "No viable buy option exists — this is greenfield innovation.",
+        "existing_solutions": [],
+        "effort": "M", "cost_tier": "medium",
+    },
+    "Digital Thread / MBSE-to-Code Traceability": {
+        "capabilities": ["mbse_digital_thread"],
+        "build_rationale": "ICDEV has SysML+DOORS integration. LM 1LMX is internal. No commercial alternative for code-level traceability.",
+        "buy_rationale": "Cameo Systems Modeler for modeling, but code traceability is ICDEV's gap fill.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["Cameo Systems Modeler (partial)", "DOORS NG (requirements only)"],
+        "effort": "L", "cost_tier": "high",
+    },
+    "Air-Gapped DevSecOps Toolchain": {
+        "capabilities": ["devsecops_pipeline", "security_scanning", "compliance_automation"],
+        "build_rationale": "ICDEV's stdlib-only design and SQLite portability make it uniquely air-gap ready.",
+        "buy_rationale": "Platform One/Big Bang is the DoD standard but extremely heavy.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["Platform One", "Second Front Game Warden"],
+        "effort": "M", "cost_tier": "medium",
+    },
+    "Zero Trust Architecture Maturity Assessment": {
+        "capabilities": ["zero_trust"],
+        "build_rationale": "ICDEV has 7-pillar ZTA scoring. Extend with automated remediation playbooks.",
+        "buy_rationale": "Stacklet for cloud governance, but ZTA assessment is a build opportunity.",
+        "existing_solutions": ["Stacklet (partial)", "Zscaler (network only)"],
+        "effort": "S", "cost_tier": "low",
+    },
+}
+
+
+def analyze_build_buy(session_id: str, db_path=None) -> dict:
+    """Run build-vs-buy analysis for session challenges."""
+    conn = _get_connection(db_path)
+    try:
+        challenges = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT id, title, category, composite_score FROM research_challenges "
+            "WHERE session_id = ? ORDER BY composite_score DESC",
+            (session_id,)
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        now = _now()
+        analyzed = 0
+        results = []
+
+        for ch in challenges:
+            mapping = CHALLENGE_CAPABILITY_MAP.get(ch["title"])
+            if not mapping:
+                # Default analysis for unmapped challenges
+                mapping = {
+                    "capabilities": [],
+                    "build_rationale": "Evaluate based on ICDEV existing capabilities and competitive landscape.",
+                    "buy_rationale": "Check for existing commercial solutions before building.",
+                    "existing_solutions": [],
+                    "effort": "M", "cost_tier": "medium",
+                }
+
+            # Calculate capability coverage
+            cap_coverage = 0.0
+            cap_names = mapping.get("capabilities", [])
+            if cap_names:
+                coverages = [ICDEV_CAPABILITIES.get(c, {}).get("coverage", 0.0) for c in cap_names]
+                cap_coverage = sum(coverages) / len(coverages)
+
+            # Build/buy/partner scoring
+            build_score = cap_coverage * 0.7 + (1 - len(mapping.get("existing_solutions", [])) / 10) * 0.3
+            buy_score = (len(mapping.get("existing_solutions", [])) / 10) * 0.5 + (1 - cap_coverage) * 0.5
+            partner_score = min(build_score, buy_score) * 1.2  # Partner is hybrid
+
+            build_score = min(round(build_score, 3), 1.0)
+            buy_score = min(round(buy_score, 3), 1.0)
+            partner_score = min(round(partner_score, 3), 1.0)
+
+            # Determine recommendation
+            if build_score >= buy_score and build_score >= partner_score:
+                recommendation = "build"
+            elif partner_score >= build_score and partner_score >= buy_score:
+                recommendation = "partner"
+            else:
+                recommendation = "buy"
+
+            bb_id = f"bb-{_uid()}"
+            conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO research_build_buy "
+                "(id, session_id, challenge_id, recommendation, build_score, buy_score, "
+                "partner_score, build_rationale, buy_rationale, existing_solutions, "
+                "icdev_capability_coverage, estimated_effort, estimated_cost_tier, "
+                "risk_level, analyzed_at, classification) "
+                "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                (bb_id, session_id, ch["id"], recommendation, build_score, buy_score,
+                 partner_score, mapping["build_rationale"], mapping["buy_rationale"],
+                 json.dumps(mapping.get("existing_solutions", [])),
+                 round(cap_coverage, 3), mapping.get("effort", "M"),
+                 mapping.get("cost_tier", "medium"), "medium", now, "CUI"),
+            )
+            analyzed += 1
+            results.append({
+                "challenge": ch["title"],
+                "recommendation": recommendation,
+                "build_score": build_score,
+                "buy_score": buy_score,
+                "partner_score": partner_score,
+                "capability_coverage": round(cap_coverage, 3),
+            })
+
+        conn.commit()
+        _log_audit(conn, session_id, "research_build_buy_analyzed", "analyze_build_buy",
+                   {"challenges_analyzed": analyzed})
+
+        build_count = sum(1 for r in results if r["recommendation"] == "build")
+        buy_count = sum(1 for r in results if r["recommendation"] == "buy")
+        partner_count = sum(1 for r in results if r["recommendation"] == "partner")
+
+        return {
+            "session_id": session_id,
+            "stage": "BUILD_BUY",
+            "challenges_analyzed": analyzed,
+            "build_recommendations": build_count,
+            "buy_recommendations": buy_count,
+            "partner_recommendations": partner_count,
+            "avg_capability_coverage": round(
+                sum(r["capability_coverage"] for r in results) / max(len(results), 1), 3
+            ),
+            "analyses": results,
+        }
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Build-Buy Analyzer")
+    parser.add_argument("--session-id", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--db-path")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    try:
+        result = analyze_build_buy(args.session_id, db_path=args.db_path)
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
+        else:
+            print(f"Analyzed: {result['challenges_analyzed']}")
+            print(f"Build: {result['build_recommendations']}, Buy: {result['buy_recommendations']}, Partner: {result['partner_recommendations']}")
+            for a in result.get("analyses", []):
+                print(f"  [{a['recommendation'].upper()}] {a['challenge']} (coverage: {a['capability_coverage']:.0%})")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps({"error": str(exc)}, indent=2))
+        else:
+            print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

tools/research/challenge_scorer.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# CUI // SP-CTI
+"""Challenge Scorer — cluster signals into challenges, score with 6 dimensions.
+
+Scores: market_demand(0.25), regulatory_pressure(0.20), technical_complexity(0.15),
+        competitive_saturation(0.15), icdev_readiness(0.15), compliance_alignment(0.10)
+
+Severity: >= 0.75 critical, 0.50-0.74 notable, < 0.50 appendix
+
+CLI:
+  python tools/research/challenge_scorer.py --session-id <id> --json
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sqlite3
+import sys
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List
+
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+DB_PATH = BASE_DIR / "data" / "icdev.db"
+
+from tools.research.source_scanner import _get_connection, _uid, _now, _log_audit
+
+# Scoring weights (D-RES-7)
+WEIGHTS = {
+    "market_demand": 0.25,
+    "regulatory_pressure": 0.20,
+    "technical_complexity": 0.15,
+    "competitive_saturation": 0.15,
+    "icdev_readiness": 0.15,
+    "compliance_alignment": 0.10,
+}
+
+# Challenge definitions for software factory vertical
+CHALLENGE_DEFINITIONS = [
+    {
+        "title": "Continuous ATO (cATO) Automation",
+        "description": "Automate the Authority to Operate process from 12-18 months to continuous real-time assessment with evidence streamed from CI/CD pipelines.",
+        "category": "compliance",
+        "keywords": ["cato", "ato", "authorization", "rmf", "continuous_monitoring"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.95, "regulatory_pressure": 0.90, "technical_complexity": 0.70,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.30, "icdev_readiness": 0.92, "compliance_alignment": 0.95},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "End-to-End DevSecOps Pipeline with Compliance Gates",
+        "description": "Single platform covering requirements → code → test → scan → deploy → monitor with automated compliance evidence generation at every stage.",
+        "category": "automation",
+        "keywords": ["devsecops", "pipeline", "cicd", "compliance_gate", "automation"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.92, "regulatory_pressure": 0.85, "technical_complexity": 0.65,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.45, "icdev_readiness": 0.88, "compliance_alignment": 0.90},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "SBOM + Supply Chain Risk Management",
+        "description": "Comprehensive SBOM generation across software, firmware, and containers with SCRM scoring, CVE triage, and VEX generation.",
+        "category": "security",
+        "keywords": ["sbom", "supply_chain", "scrm", "cve", "vex", "cyclonedx"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.88, "regulatory_pressure": 0.92, "technical_complexity": 0.60,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.40, "icdev_readiness": 0.90, "compliance_alignment": 0.93},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "CMMC 2.0 Automated Assessment and Remediation",
+        "description": "Automated CMMC Level 2/3 practice assessment with remediation guidance, evidence collection, and audit readiness scoring for DIB companies.",
+        "category": "compliance",
+        "keywords": ["cmmc", "dib", "nist_171", "maturity", "certification"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.90, "regulatory_pressure": 0.95, "technical_complexity": 0.55,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.35, "icdev_readiness": 0.95, "compliance_alignment": 0.97},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "AI-Powered Compliance Narrative Generation",
+        "description": "Use LLMs to generate SSP control narratives, POAM items, and compliance documentation from development activity data.",
+        "category": "automation",
+        "keywords": ["ai", "narrative", "ssp", "poam", "llm", "compliance_writing"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.82, "regulatory_pressure": 0.70, "technical_complexity": 0.75,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.20, "icdev_readiness": 0.85, "compliance_alignment": 0.88},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Digital Thread / MBSE-to-Code Traceability",
+        "description": "Operational digital thread connecting SysML/DOORS requirements through code, tests, and deployments with automated traceability matrix and coverage analysis.",
+        "category": "integration",
+        "keywords": ["mbse", "digital_thread", "sysml", "doors", "traceability"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.78, "regulatory_pressure": 0.80, "technical_complexity": 0.80,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.25, "icdev_readiness": 0.82, "compliance_alignment": 0.85},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Air-Gapped DevSecOps Toolchain",
+        "description": "Complete DevSecOps capability that operates in disconnected, air-gapped classified environments without internet dependency.",
+        "category": "infrastructure",
+        "keywords": ["air_gap", "disconnected", "classified", "offline", "il5", "il6"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.85, "regulatory_pressure": 0.75, "technical_complexity": 0.85,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.30, "icdev_readiness": 0.80, "compliance_alignment": 0.82},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Zero Trust Architecture Maturity Assessment",
+        "description": "Automated ZTA maturity scoring across 7 DoD pillars with policy-as-code generation and service mesh configuration.",
+        "category": "security",
+        "keywords": ["zero_trust", "zta", "microsegmentation", "service_mesh", "identity"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.80, "regulatory_pressure": 0.88, "technical_complexity": 0.70,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.35, "icdev_readiness": 0.85, "compliance_alignment": 0.87},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "AI Security & Governance for Defense AI Systems",
+        "description": "NIST AI RMF compliance, ATLAS threat defense, prompt injection protection, AI BOM generation, and explainable AI for defense applications.",
+        "category": "security",
+        "keywords": ["ai_security", "ai_rmf", "atlas", "prompt_injection", "xai", "ai_bom"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.75, "regulatory_pressure": 0.70, "technical_complexity": 0.80,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.15, "icdev_readiness": 0.88, "compliance_alignment": 0.80},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Platform Engineering / Golden Path for Government",
+        "description": "Self-service developer platform with pre-approved templates, compliance bootstrap, and golden path scaffolding for government programs.",
+        "category": "infrastructure",
+        "keywords": ["platform_engineering", "golden_path", "developer_experience", "self_service"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.72, "regulatory_pressure": 0.50, "technical_complexity": 0.55,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.40, "icdev_readiness": 0.85, "compliance_alignment": 0.75},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Multi-Framework Compliance Crosswalk",
+        "description": "Implement one control, auto-populate compliance status across NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC, 800-171, CISA SSDF, and other frameworks simultaneously.",
+        "category": "compliance",
+        "keywords": ["crosswalk", "multi_framework", "control_mapping", "reciprocity"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.85, "regulatory_pressure": 0.82, "technical_complexity": 0.50,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.20, "icdev_readiness": 0.93, "compliance_alignment": 0.95},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Embedded/IoT DevSecOps with Firmware Compliance",
+        "description": "DevSecOps for embedded systems: natural language to firmware, RTOS testing, hardware SBOM, IEC 62443/DO-178C compliance.",
+        "category": "infrastructure",
+        "keywords": ["embedded", "iot", "firmware", "rtos", "freertos", "iec62443"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.68, "regulatory_pressure": 0.65, "technical_complexity": 0.85,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.10, "icdev_readiness": 0.90, "compliance_alignment": 0.78},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "DORA Metrics & Value Stream Mapping for Government Programs",
+        "description": "Measure deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR across government software delivery pipelines with bottleneck detection.",
+        "category": "data",
+        "keywords": ["dora", "vsm", "metrics", "velocity", "bottleneck"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.65, "regulatory_pressure": 0.40, "technical_complexity": 0.45,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.50, "icdev_readiness": 0.88, "compliance_alignment": 0.60},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Threat Modeling Automation with NIST Control Mapping",
+        "description": "STRIDE threat analysis with automatic NIST 800-53 control mapping and POAM generation for identified threats.",
+        "category": "security",
+        "keywords": ["threat_model", "stride", "risk_assessment", "auto_poam"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.70, "regulatory_pressure": 0.72, "technical_complexity": 0.60,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.30, "icdev_readiness": 0.85, "compliance_alignment": 0.82},
+    },
+    {
+        "title": "Marketplace for Reusable Compliance & DevSecOps Components",
+        "description": "Community marketplace for sharing compliance templates, security policies, CI/CD pipeline components, and DevSecOps configurations.",
+        "category": "integration",
+        "keywords": ["marketplace", "templates", "reusable", "community", "sharing"],
+        "scores": {"market_demand": 0.60, "regulatory_pressure": 0.35, "technical_complexity": 0.50,
+                   "competitive_saturation": 0.25, "icdev_readiness": 0.82, "compliance_alignment": 0.65},
+    },
+]
+
+
+def score_challenges(session_id: str, db_path=None) -> dict:
+    """Score and insert challenges for the session."""
+    conn = _get_connection(db_path)
+    try:
+        # Get session signals for keyword matching
+        signal_rows = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT id, keywords FROM research_signals WHERE session_id = ?",
+            (session_id,)
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        signal_keyword_map = {}
+        for sr in signal_rows:
+            try:
+                kws = json.loads(sr["keywords"]) if sr["keywords"] else []
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+                kws = []
+            signal_keyword_map[sr["id"]] = set(k.lower() for k in kws)
+
+        now = _now()
+        inserted = 0
+        scored = []
+
+        for cdef in CHALLENGE_DEFINITIONS:
+            # Match signals to challenge by keyword overlap
+            challenge_kws = set(k.lower() for k in cdef["keywords"])
+            matching_signals = []
+            for sig_id, sig_kws in signal_keyword_map.items():
+                if challenge_kws & sig_kws:
+                    matching_signals.append(sig_id)
+
+            # Compute composite score
+            scores = cdef["scores"]
+            composite = sum(scores[dim] * WEIGHTS[dim] for dim in WEIGHTS)
+
+            severity = "critical" if composite >= 0.75 else ("notable" if composite >= 0.50 else "appendix")
+
+            challenge_id = f"chal-{_uid()}"
+            conn.execute(
+                "INSERT INTO research_challenges "
+                "(id, session_id, title, description, category, signal_ids, signal_count, "
+                "keyword_fingerprint, keywords, composite_score, score_breakdown, "
+                "market_demand, regulatory_pressure, technical_complexity, "
+                "competitive_saturation, icdev_readiness, compliance_alignment, "
+                "severity, status, first_seen, last_seen, classification) "
+                "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                (challenge_id, session_id, cdef["title"], cdef["description"],
+                 cdef["category"], json.dumps(matching_signals[:50]),
+                 len(matching_signals), "|".join(sorted(cdef["keywords"])),
+                 json.dumps(cdef["keywords"]), round(composite, 4),
+                 json.dumps({k: round(v, 4) for k, v in scores.items()}),
+                 scores["market_demand"], scores["regulatory_pressure"],
+                 scores["technical_complexity"], scores["competitive_saturation"],
+                 scores["icdev_readiness"], scores["compliance_alignment"],
+                 severity, "scored", now, now, "CUI"),
+            )
+            inserted += 1
+            scored.append({
+                "id": challenge_id,
+                "title": cdef["title"],
+                "composite_score": round(composite, 4),
+                "severity": severity,
+                "category": cdef["category"],
+            })
+
+        # Update session challenge count
+        total = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM research_challenges WHERE session_id = ?",
+            (session_id,)
+        ).fetchone()[0]
+        conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE research_sessions SET challenge_count = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?",
+            (total, now, session_id),
+        )
+        conn.commit()
+
+        _log_audit(conn, session_id, "research_challenges_scored", "score_challenges",
+                   {"challenges_scored": inserted})
+
+        scored.sort(key=lambda x: x["composite_score"], reverse=True)
+
+        return {
+            "session_id": session_id,
+            "stage": "SYNTHESIZE",
+            "challenges_scored": inserted,
+            "critical": sum(1 for s in scored if s["severity"] == "critical"),
+            "notable": sum(1 for s in scored if s["severity"] == "notable"),
+            "appendix": sum(1 for s in scored if s["severity"] == "appendix"),
+            "top_challenges": scored[:10],
+        }
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Challenge Scorer")
+    parser.add_argument("--session-id", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--db-path")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    try:
+        result = score_challenges(args.session_id, db_path=args.db_path)
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, default=str))
+        else:
+            print(f"Challenges scored: {result['challenges_scored']}")
+            print(f"Critical: {result['critical']}, Notable: {result['notable']}, Appendix: {result['appendix']}")
+            for c in result.get("top_challenges", []):
+                print(f"  [{c['severity'].upper()}] {c['composite_score']:.2f} — {c['title']}")
+    except Exception as exc:
+        if args.json:
+            print(json.dumps({"error": str(exc)}, indent=2))
+        else:
+            print(f"Error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()