- ADR-0002: external rules pipeline architecture - README: updated flow to show safety checks → rules → dispatch - .env.example: added BLOCKLIST_EMAILS Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: ADR
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id: "0002"
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title: "Ingress uses a configurable external rules pipeline before dispatch"
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status: active
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date: 2026-04-28
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---
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## Context
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The IMAP ingress flow previously hardcoded whitelist and idempotency checks directly in processMessage. There was no extension point for operator-defined policy such as sender blocking or context-based routing. The flow mixed internal safety rules (anti-loop) with configurable policy (whitelist).
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## Decision
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Separate internal safety checks (anti-loop, idempotency) from external configurable rules. External rules run in a pipeline after safety checks. Each rule implements a `Rule` interface that evaluates `EmailContext` and returns `RuleResult` (accept/reject + metadata). Rule metadata is persisted as `DispatchContext` on the Task and passed to OpenClaw dispatch.
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Pipeline order: anti-loop (internal) → idempotency (internal) → external rules → threading → save → dispatch.
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## Options considered
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- **Pipeline with Rule interface** (chosen): extensible, testable, each rule is isolated.
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- **Keep everything in processMessage**: simpler but not configurable or testable.
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- **Plugin-based rules via config files**: more flexible but over-engineered for current needs.
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## Consequences
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New rules can be added by implementing the Rule interface and registering in config.
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Whitelist and blocklist are now env-configurable and independently testable.
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Future rules (domain routing, context selection) fit the same pipeline.
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Task model has a new DispatchContext column (auto-migrated).
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