Tenuo LangGraph Integration

Status: ✅ Implemented (v0.1)

Why Tenuo for LangGraph?

Scenario: You’re building a customer support system with tiered agents. Tier 1 agents can refund up to $50. Tier 2 agents can refund up to $500. How do you enforce this?

Without Tenuo, you’d hardcode limits in your tools or add if-statements. But when a prompt injection says “Override the limit and refund $10,000”, the LLM might believe it and try.

With Tenuo, the constraint is cryptographically enforced:

from tenuo import Warrant, Range
from tenuo.langgraph import TenuoToolNode

# Tier 1 agent: can only refund up to $50
tier1_warrant = (Warrant.mint_builder()
    .capability("lookup_order")
    .capability("process_refund", amount=Range(min=0, max=50))
    .holder(tier1_agent_key.public_key)
    .ttl(3600)
    .mint(control_plane_key))

# Tools
@tool
def process_refund(order_id: str, amount: float) -> str:
    return f"Refunded ${amount} for order {order_id}"

# LangGraph setup
graph.add_node("tools", TenuoToolNode([lookup_order, process_refund]))

What happens when the LLM calls process_refund(amount=75)?

1. LLM decides to call process_refund(order_id="123", amount=75)
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2. TenuoToolNode intercepts the call
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3. Extracts warrant from graph state
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4. Looks up signing key from KeyRegistry using config["tenuo_key_id"]
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5. Checks: Is process_refund in warrant? Does amount=75 satisfy Range(min=0, max=50)?
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6. NO → Returns error ToolMessage. The refund never executes.

The warrant is the authority, not the LLM’s judgment. Even if the model is tricked into calling process_refund(amount=10000), the warrant says Range(min=0, max=50) and the call fails. Period.

Quick Start

from tenuo import Warrant, SigningKey, KeyRegistry
from tenuo.langgraph import guard_node, TenuoToolNode, load_tenuo_keys

# 1. Load keys from environment
load_tenuo_keys()  # Loads TENUO_KEY_DEFAULT, TENUO_KEY_WORKER_1, etc.

# 2. Define tools
from langchain_core.tools import tool

@tool
def search(query: str) -> str:
    """Search the web."""
    return f"Results for {query}"

# 3. Create secure tool node
tool_node = TenuoToolNode([search])

# 4. Wrap pure nodes with guard_node()
def my_agent(state):
    return {"messages": [...]}

graph.add_node("agent", guard_node(my_agent))
graph.add_node("tools", tool_node)

# 5. Run with warrant in state (str() converts to base64 for safe serialization)
state = {"warrant": str(warrant), "messages": [...]}
result = graph.invoke(state, config={"configurable": {"tenuo_key_id": "worker"}})

Key Concepts

Keys Stay Out of State

The Problem: LangGraph checkpoints state to databases (Redis, Postgres, etc.). If you put a SigningKey in state, your private key gets persisted—a serious security risk.

The Solution: Warrants travel in state (they’re just signed claims, no secrets). Keys stay in KeyRegistry (in-memory only). Only a string key_id flows through config.

# ✅ CORRECT: Warrant as string in state, key_id in config
state = {"warrant": str(warrant), "messages": [...]}  # str() = base64, safe for JSON
config = {"configurable": {"tenuo_key_id": "worker"}}  # Just a string ID
graph.invoke(state, config=config)

# At execution, TenuoToolNode looks up the key from KeyRegistry
# Key never leaves memory, never hits the checkpoint database

# ❌ WRONG: Key in state (gets persisted to database!)
state = {"warrant": warrant, "key": signing_key}  # 💀 Security risk!

Convention Over Configuration

Load keys automatically from environment variables:

from tenuo.langgraph import load_tenuo_keys

# Before app startup, set env vars:
# TENUO_KEY_DEFAULT=base64encodedkey...
# TENUO_KEY_WORKER_1=base64encodedkey...
# TENUO_KEY_ORCHESTRATOR=base64encodedkey...

load_tenuo_keys()  # Registers all TENUO_KEY_* vars

# Keys are now available:
# - "default" (from TENUO_KEY_DEFAULT)
# - "worker-1" (from TENUO_KEY_WORKER_1)
# - "orchestrator" (from TENUO_KEY_ORCHESTRATOR)

API Reference

`load_tenuo_keys()`

Load signing keys from environment variables matching TENUO_KEY_*.

from tenuo.langgraph import load_tenuo_keys

# Naming convention: TENUO_KEY_{NAME} -> key_id="{name}" (lowercase, underscores to hyphens)
# TENUO_KEY_WORKER_1 -> "worker-1"
# TENUO_KEY_DEFAULT -> "default"

load_tenuo_keys()

`KeyRegistry`

Thread-safe in-memory singleton for key management. Essential for LangGraph because it keeps private keys out of checkpointed state.

from tenuo import KeyRegistry, SigningKey

registry = KeyRegistry.get_instance()

# At startup: register keys (keys live in memory only)
registry.register("worker", SigningKey.from_env("WORKER_KEY"))
registry.register("orchestrator", SigningKey.from_env("ORCH_KEY"))

# At execution: lookup by ID (the ID is just a string, safe anywhere)
key = registry.get("worker")

# Multi-tenant: namespace keys per tenant
registry.register("worker", key1, namespace="tenant-a")
registry.register("worker", key2, namespace="tenant-b")

See API Reference for full method documentation.

`guard_node(node, key_id=None, inject_warrant=False)`

Wrap a pure node function with Tenuo authorization.

from tenuo.langgraph import guard_node

# Basic usage - key_id from config or "default"
def my_node(state):
    return {"result": "done"}

graph.add_node("my_node", guard_node(my_node))

# Explicit key_id
graph.add_node("worker", guard_node(worker_node, key_id="worker-1"))

# Inject BoundWarrant for advanced use
def node_with_warrant(state, bound_warrant):
    if bound_warrant.validate("search", {"query": "test"}):
        return {"authorized": True}
    return {"authorized": False}

graph.add_node("checker", guard_node(node_with_warrant, inject_warrant=True))

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`node`	`Callable`	The node function to wrap
`key_id`	`str`	Key ID to use (default: from config or “default”)
`inject_warrant`	`bool`	If True, inject `bound_warrant` parameter

`@tenuo_node`

Decorator for nodes that need explicit BoundWarrant access:

from tenuo.langgraph import tenuo_node
from tenuo import BoundWarrant

@tenuo_node
def my_agent(state, bound_warrant: BoundWarrant):
    # Check permissions
    if bound_warrant.allows("search"):
        # ...
    
    # Delegate to sub-agent
    child = bound_warrant.grant(
        to=worker_pubkey,
        allow=["search"],
        ttl=60
    )
    return {"messages": [...], "warrant": child.warrant}

graph.add_node("agent", my_agent)

`TenuoToolNode`

Drop-in replacement for LangGraph’s ToolNode with automatic authorization:

from tenuo.langgraph import TenuoToolNode
from langchain_core.tools import tool

@tool
def search(query: str) -> str:
    return f"Results for {query}"

@tool
def calculator(expression: str) -> str:
    return str(eval(expression))

# Create secure tool node
tool_node = TenuoToolNode([search, calculator])

graph.add_node("tools", tool_node)

How it works:

Extracts warrant from state
Gets key from registry (via key_id in config or “default”)
Wraps each tool with authorization check
Returns error ToolMessage if authorization fails

Patterns

Pattern 1: Pure Nodes with `guard_node()`

Keep your node functions pure (no Tenuo imports):

# nodes.py - Pure business logic
def researcher(state):
    query = state["messages"][-1].content
    results = web_search(query)
    return {"results": results}

def writer(state):
    content = generate_content(state["results"])
    return {"output": content}

# graph.py - Wire up with security
from tenuo.langgraph import guard_node

graph.add_node("researcher", guard_node(researcher, key_id="worker"))
graph.add_node("writer", guard_node(writer, key_id="worker"))

Pattern 2: Nodes that Need Warrant Access

Use inject_warrant=True or @tenuo_node:

from tenuo.langgraph import guard_node
from tenuo import BoundWarrant

def smart_router(state, bound_warrant: BoundWarrant):
    # Route based on available permissions
    if bound_warrant.allows("write_file"):
        return {"next": "writer"}
    elif bound_warrant.allows("search"):
        return {"next": "researcher"}
    else:
        return {"next": "fallback"}

graph.add_node("router", guard_node(smart_router, inject_warrant=True))

Pattern 3: Delegation in Nodes

Attenuate warrants for sub-agents:

from tenuo.langgraph import tenuo_node
from tenuo import BoundWarrant, Pattern

@tenuo_node
def orchestrator(state, bound_warrant: BoundWarrant):
    # Create narrower warrant for worker
    worker_warrant = bound_warrant.grant(
        to=worker_pubkey,
        allow=["search"],
        ttl=60,
        query=Pattern("safe*")
    )
    
    # Pass delegated warrant in state
    return {
        "messages": [...],
        "warrant": worker_warrant.warrant  # Unbind for serialization
    }

Pattern 4: Multi-Tenant Key Isolation

Use namespaced keys for tenant isolation:

from tenuo import KeyRegistry

registry = KeyRegistry.get_instance()

# Register tenant-specific keys
registry.register("worker", tenant_a_key, namespace="tenant-a")
registry.register("worker", tenant_b_key, namespace="tenant-b")

# In your node, determine namespace from state/context
def tenant_aware_node(state, bound_warrant):
    tenant_id = state.get("tenant_id", "default")
    key = registry.get("worker", namespace=tenant_id)
    # ...

Error Handling

Authorization errors return ToolMessage with status="error":

# TenuoToolNode returns error messages, not exceptions
result = graph.invoke(state)

for msg in result["messages"]:
    if hasattr(msg, "status") and msg.status == "error":
        print(f"Authorization denied: {msg.content}")
        # Content includes request_id for log correlation

Common Errors

Error	Cause	Fix
`State is missing 'warrant' field`	No warrant in state	Add warrant to state: `{"warrant": str(warrant), ...}`
`Key 'worker' not found`	Key not registered	Register key or use `load_tenuo_keys()`
`Authorization denied`	Warrant doesn’t allow action	Check warrant constraints with `why_denied()`

Security Notes

Error Messages are Opaque

By default, authorization errors don’t reveal constraint details:

# Client sees: "Authorization denied (ref: abc123)"
# Logs show: "[abc123] Tool 'search' denied: query=/etc/passwd, expected=Pattern(/data/*)"

This prevents attackers from learning your constraint boundaries.

BoundWarrant is Never Serialized

BoundWarrant contains a private key and will raise TypeError if serialization is attempted:

# ❌ This will fail
state["bound_warrant"] = bound_warrant  # TypeError on checkpoint

# ✅ Correct: unbind before storing
state["warrant"] = bound_warrant.warrant  # Just the warrant (serializable)

`allows()` is Not Authorization

allows() is for UX hints only:

 # ✅ OK for UI hints
 if bound_warrant.allows("delete"):
     show_delete_button()
 
 # ❌ WRONG: Not a security check!
 if bound_warrant.allows("delete"):
     delete_database()  # No PoP verification happened!
 
 # ✅ Correct: Use validate()
 if bound_warrant.validate("delete", args):
     delete_database()

Lazy Key Binding

BoundWarrant.bind(key) performs lazy validation. It does not verify that the key matches the warrant’s holder at binding time.

Instead, validation happens at usage time (inside validate()). The validate() method generates a Proof-of-Possession signature using the bound key. If the key is incorrect, the core Rust logic will reject the signature, and validate() will return a failed ValidationResult. This ensures security without requiring stateful validation during graph transitions.

Migration from Context-Based API

If you were using @tenuo_node(Capability(...)) with mint():

# OLD (context-based)
@tenuo_node(Capability("search"))
async def researcher(state):
    ...

async with mint(Capability("search")):
    await graph.ainvoke(state)

# NEW (state-based)
from tenuo.langgraph import guard_node

def researcher(state):
    ...

graph.add_node("researcher", guard_node(researcher))
graph.invoke({"warrant": str(warrant), "messages": [...]})