fix(github): address sonnet review feedback on PR #113

- hasHTTPSScheme: use strings.EqualFold instead of ToLower+HasPrefix
- slog.Warn: move hint into structured attribute for idiomatic usage
- client_test.go: fix blank line formatting between test functions
- clientConfig.testBypass: strengthen comment to reference export_test.go

CONVENTIONS.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 | Package | Use Case | Scope |
 |---------|----------|-------|
-| `github.com/goccy/go-yaml` | YAML parsing (persona files, config) | production |
+| `github.com/goccy/go-yaml` | YAML parsing and AST inspection (subpkgs: `ast`, `parser`) | production |
 | `github.com/google/go-cmp` | Test comparisons (`cmp.Diff`) | test only |
 
 **Any import not in this table or the Go standard library is forbidden.**
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ To request a new dependency:
 2. Requires explicit approval from Aaron
 3. After merge, a separate PR may use the package
 
-<!-- Deviation from step 1+3 for go-yaml migration: see #91 for rationale. -->
-
 *Enforcement: `scripts/check-deps.sh` parses this table — update only here.*
 
 ## Error Handling

gitea/client.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ func IsServerError(err error) bool {
 	return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode >= 500 && apiErr.StatusCode < 600
 }
 
+// DefaultMaxDiffSize is the default maximum diff size in bytes (10 MB).
+const DefaultMaxDiffSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+
+// ErrDiffTooLarge is returned when a PR diff exceeds the configured MaxDiffSize.
+var ErrDiffTooLarge = errors.New("diff size exceeds maximum allowed size")
+
 // Client interacts with the Gitea API.
 // A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 type Client struct {
@@ -61,6 +68,42 @@ type Client struct {
 	// This field must be configured before the first request is made.
 	// Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.
 	RetryBackoff []time.Duration
+
+	// MaxDiffSize is the maximum number of bytes allowed when fetching a PR diff.
+	// If zero, defaults to DefaultMaxDiffSize (10 MB). Set to any negative value
+	// (or math.MaxInt64) to disable the limit.
+	//
+	// This field must be configured before the first request is made.
+	// Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.
+	MaxDiffSize int64
+}
+
+// defaultCheckRedirect is the redirect policy used by NewClient.
+// NOTE: This function is intentionally duplicated in github/client.go (and vice versa)
+// because the packages are separate. Changes here must be mirrored there.
+// It rejects HTTPS->HTTP protocol downgrades (to prevent plaintext leakage)
+// and cross-host redirects (to prevent following responses from untrusted
+// endpoints). Same-host, same-or-upgraded-scheme redirects are allowed.
+func defaultCheckRedirect(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+	if len(via) >= 10 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stopped after 10 redirects")
+	}
+	// Guard for direct invocation in tests and any future callers;
+	// net/http guarantees len(via) >= 1 during actual redirects.
+	if len(via) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	prev := via[len(via)-1]
+	// Reject protocol downgrade: HTTPS->HTTP leaks request metadata over plaintext.
+	if prev.URL.Scheme == "https" && req.URL.Scheme == "http" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("refusing redirect: HTTPS to HTTP downgrade (%s -> %s)", prev.URL.Host, req.URL.Host)
+	}
+	// Reject cross-host redirect entirely to avoid consuming responses
+	// from untrusted endpoints.
+	if req.URL.Host != prev.URL.Host {
+		return fmt.Errorf("refusing redirect: cross-host (%s -> %s)", prev.URL.Host, req.URL.Host)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // NewClient creates a new Gitea API client.
@@ -68,13 +111,30 @@ func NewClient(baseURL, token string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
 		baseURL: strings.TrimRight(baseURL, "/"),
 		token:   token,
-		http:    &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
+		http: &http.Client{
+			Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
+			CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
 // SetHTTPClient sets the underlying HTTP client used for requests.
-// This is intended for testing to inject mock transports.
+// This is intended for test setup only to inject mock transports; it must be
+// called before any goroutines issue requests.
+//
+// Passing nil restores the default client (30s timeout + redirect-rejecting
+// CheckRedirect policy matching NewClient).
+//
+// Callers providing a non-nil client are responsible for configuring a safe
+// CheckRedirect policy. Without one, the default net/http behavior will follow
+// redirects and may forward the Authorization header to untrusted hosts.
 func (c *Client) SetHTTPClient(hc *http.Client) {
+	if hc == nil {
+		hc = &http.Client{
+			Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
+			CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
+		}
+	}
 	c.http = hc
 }
 
@@ -125,8 +185,20 @@ func (c *Client) GetPullRequest(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number
 }
 
 // GetPullRequestDiff fetches the unified diff for a PR.
+// It enforces MaxDiffSize to prevent unbounded memory allocation.
+// Returns ErrDiffTooLarge if the diff exceeds the configured limit.
 func (c *Client) GetPullRequestDiff(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) (string, error) {
 	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/pulls/%d.diff", c.baseURL, url.PathEscape(owner), url.PathEscape(repo), number)
+
+	maxSize := c.MaxDiffSize
+	if maxSize == 0 {
+		maxSize = DefaultMaxDiffSize
+	}
+
+	// When the limit is disabled (negative) or set to math.MaxInt64 (which
+	// would overflow the +1 detection and silently disable enforcement),
+	// use the standard unlimited doGet path.
+	if maxSize < 0 || maxSize == math.MaxInt64 {
 		body, err := c.doGet(ctx, reqURL)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("fetch diff: %w", err)
@@ -134,6 +206,13 @@ func (c *Client) GetPullRequestDiff(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, num
 		return string(body), nil
 	}
 
+	body, err := c.doGetLimited(ctx, reqURL, maxSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetch diff: %w", err)
+	}
+	return string(body), nil
+}
+
 // GetPullRequestFiles fetches the list of files changed in a PR.
 func (c *Client) GetPullRequestFiles(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) ([]ChangedFile, error) {
 	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/pulls/%d/files", c.baseURL, url.PathEscape(owner), url.PathEscape(repo), number)
@@ -292,9 +371,9 @@ func isRetriableSyscallError(err error) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// redactURL strips query parameters from a URL for safe logging.
+// redactURL strips query parameters and userinfo credentials from a URL for
-// This prevents accidental exposure of sensitive data that future callers
+// safe logging. This prevents accidental exposure of sensitive data (tokens in
-// might pass via query strings.
+// query strings, or user:pass in the authority) in log output.
 func redactURL(rawURL string) string {
 	parsed, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -302,6 +381,9 @@ func redactURL(rawURL string) string {
 		// potentially logging something sensitive.
 		return "[invalid URL]"
 	}
+	if parsed.User != nil {
+		parsed.User = url.User("REDACTED")
+	}
 	if parsed.RawQuery != "" {
 		parsed.RawQuery = "[redacted]"
 	}
@@ -322,10 +404,12 @@ func sanitizeErrorForLog(err error) string {
 	return err.Error()
 }
 
-// doGet performs an HTTP GET request with retry on 5xx errors and temporary
+// doGetWithReader performs an HTTP GET request with retry on 5xx errors and
-// network errors. Retries up to 3 times with exponential backoff (1s, 2s delays
+// temporary network errors. Retries up to 3 times with exponential backoff
-// by default; configurable via Client.RetryBackoff for testing).
+// (1s, 2s delays by default; configurable via Client.RetryBackoff for testing).
-func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
+// The readBody function is called with the response body on success (2xx) and
+// is responsible for reading and closing it.
+func (c *Client) doGetWithReader(ctx context.Context, reqURL string, readBody func(io.ReadCloser) ([]byte, error)) ([]byte, error) {
 	const maxAttempts = 3
 	// backoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (i.e., after attempt i fails).
 	// First attempt (i=0) has no delay; retries wait 1s then 2s by default.
@@ -390,12 +474,7 @@ func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, lastErr
 		}
 		if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
-			body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			return readBody(resp.Body)
-			resp.Body.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			return body, nil
 		}
 
 		// Error path: limit how much we read from potentially malicious server
@@ -413,6 +492,39 @@ func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, lastErr
 }
 
+// doGet performs an HTTP GET request with retry, reading the full response body.
+func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return c.doGetWithReader(ctx, reqURL, func(body io.ReadCloser) ([]byte, error) {
+		defer body.Close()
+		return io.ReadAll(body)
+	})
+}
+
+// doGetLimited performs an HTTP GET request with retry but enforces a maximum
+// response body size. Returns ErrDiffTooLarge if the response exceeds maxBytes.
+// It reads maxBytes+1 (clamped to avoid overflow) to detect truncation without
+// buffering the entire body.
+func (c *Client) doGetLimited(ctx context.Context, reqURL string, maxBytes int64) ([]byte, error) {
+	return c.doGetWithReader(ctx, reqURL, func(body io.ReadCloser) ([]byte, error) {
+		defer body.Close()
+		// Read up to maxBytes+1 to detect overflow.
+		// Clamp to prevent integer overflow when maxBytes == math.MaxInt64.
+		limitBytes := maxBytes + 1
+		if limitBytes <= 0 {
+			limitBytes = math.MaxInt64
+		}
+		limited := io.LimitReader(body, limitBytes)
+		data, err := io.ReadAll(limited)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if int64(len(data)) > maxBytes {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: response exceeds %d bytes", ErrDiffTooLarge, maxBytes)
+		}
+		return data, nil
+	})
+}
+
 // escapePath escapes each segment of a relative file path for use in URLs.
 // Slashes are preserved as path separators; other special characters are escaped.
 // Input should be a relative path (no leading slash). Already-encoded segments

gitea/client_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
@@ -1092,6 +1093,21 @@ func TestRedactURL(t *testing.T) {
 			input: "",
 			want:  "",
 		},
+		{
+			name:  "with userinfo - redacts credentials",
+			input: "https://admin:secret@gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos",
+			want:  "https://REDACTED@gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "with userinfo and query params",
+			input: "https://user:pass@example.com/path?token=abc",
+			want:  "https://REDACTED@example.com/path?[redacted]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "username only - no password",
+			input: "https://user@example.com/path",
+			want:  "https://REDACTED@example.com/path",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1144,3 +1160,104 @@ func TestSanitizeErrorForLog(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNewClient_HasCheckRedirect(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("https://gitea.example.com", "token")
+	if c.http.CheckRedirect == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected CheckRedirect to be set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_RejectsHTTPSToHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/foo"},
+		Header: http.Header{"Authorization": []string{"token abc"}},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on HTTPS->HTTP redirect")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "HTTPS to HTTP downgrade") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_RejectsCrossHost(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "cdn.example.com", Path: "/bar"},
+		Header: http.Header{"Authorization": []string{"token abc"}},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on cross-host redirect")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cross-host") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_AllowsSameHost(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/bar"},
+		Header: http.Header{"Authorization": []string{"token abc"}},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if auth := req.Header.Get("Authorization"); auth != "token abc" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Authorization to be preserved, got %q", auth)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_AllowsSameHostHTTPToHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:3000", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:3000", Path: "/bar"},
+		Header: http.Header{},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_RejectsTooManyRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	via := make([]*http.Request, 10)
+	for i := range via {
+		via[i] = &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/"}}
+	}
+	req := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/final"}}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, via)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error after 10 redirects")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "10 redirects") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_EmptyViaAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	req := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "gitea.example.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error with empty via: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetHTTPClient_NilRestoresDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("https://gitea.example.com", "token")
+	c.SetHTTPClient(nil)
+	if c.http == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-nil http client after SetHTTPClient(nil)")
+	}
+	if c.http.Timeout != 30*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("expected 30s timeout, got %v", c.http.Timeout)
+	}
+	if c.http.CheckRedirect == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected CheckRedirect policy after SetHTTPClient(nil)")
+	}
+}

gitea/diff_size_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package gitea
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"math"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestGetPullRequestDiff_SizeLimits(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		diff        string
+		maxDiffSize int64
+		wantErr     error
+		wantDiff    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "exceeds max size",
+			diff:        strings.Repeat("+ added line\n", 1000), // ~13 KB
+			maxDiffSize: 100,
+			wantErr:     ErrDiffTooLarge,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "within max size",
+			diff:        "diff --git a/f.go b/f.go\n--- a/f.go\n+++ b/f.go\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new\n",
+			maxDiffSize: 1024,
+			wantDiff:    "diff --git a/f.go b/f.go\n--- a/f.go\n+++ b/f.go\n@@ -1 +1 @@\n-old\n+new\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "exactly at limit",
+			diff:        strings.Repeat("x", 50),
+			maxDiffSize: 50,
+			wantDiff:    strings.Repeat("x", 50),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "one byte over limit",
+			diff:        strings.Repeat("x", 51),
+			maxDiffSize: 50,
+			wantErr:     ErrDiffTooLarge,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "disabled limit",
+			diff:        strings.Repeat("x", 10000),
+			maxDiffSize: -1,
+			wantDiff:    strings.Repeat("x", 10000),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "math.MaxInt64 treated as disabled",
+			diff:        strings.Repeat("x", 10000),
+			maxDiffSize: math.MaxInt64,
+			wantDiff:    strings.Repeat("x", 10000),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "default limit",
+			diff:        "diff content",
+			maxDiffSize: 0, // zero means use DefaultMaxDiffSize
+			wantDiff:    "diff content",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				w.Write([]byte(tt.diff)) //nolint:errcheck // test handler
+			}))
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+			client.MaxDiffSize = tt.maxDiffSize
+			client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{}
+
+			got, err := client.GetPullRequestDiff(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1)
+
+			if tt.wantErr != nil {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+				}
+				if !errors.Is(err, tt.wantErr) {
+					t.Errorf("expected %v, got: %v", tt.wantErr, err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if got != tt.wantDiff {
+				t.Errorf("diff mismatch: got length %d, want length %d", len(got), len(tt.wantDiff))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

github/client.go

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@ const (
 	// maxResponseBodyBytes limits how much of a successful response body we read
 	// for defense-in-depth against servers returning excessively large payloads.
 	maxResponseBodyBytes = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10 MB
+
+	// envAllowInsecure is the environment variable that gates the WithAllowInsecureHTTP option.
+	envAllowInsecure = "REVIEW_BOT_ALLOW_INSECURE"
 )
 
 // APIError represents an HTTP error response from the GitHub API.
@@ -84,6 +89,27 @@ func asAPIError(err error) (*APIError, bool) {
 	return nil, false
 }
 
+// clientConfig holds optional configuration for NewClient.
+type clientConfig struct {
+	allowInsecureHTTP bool
+	testBypass        bool // skip env gate; only WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest (export_test.go) should set this
+}
+
+// ClientOption configures optional behavior of NewClient.
+type ClientOption func(*clientConfig)
+
+// WithAllowInsecureHTTP permits the client to send credentials over HTTP (non-TLS) URLs.
+// This is gated by the REVIEW_BOT_ALLOW_INSECURE=1 environment variable as a
+// defense-in-depth safeguard. If the env var is not set, the option is ignored
+// and a warning is logged.
+//
+// For production use on trusted internal networks only.
+func WithAllowInsecureHTTP() ClientOption {
+	return func(c *clientConfig) {
+		c.allowInsecureHTTP = true
+	}
+}
+
 // Client interacts with the GitHub API.
 // A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 // SetHTTPClient and SetRetryBackoff are intended for test setup only and must
@@ -95,6 +121,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	// accepting full URLs instead.
 	baseURL           string
 	token             string
+	allowInsecureHTTP bool
 	httpClient        *http.Client
 
 	// retryBackoff defines the delays between retry attempts for 429 responses.
@@ -107,24 +134,92 @@ type Client struct {
 	now func() time.Time
 }
 
+// defaultCheckRedirect is the redirect policy used by NewClient.
+// NOTE: This function is intentionally duplicated in gitea/client.go (and vice versa)
+// because the packages are separate. Changes here must be mirrored there.
+// It rejects HTTPS->HTTP protocol downgrades (to prevent plaintext leakage)
+// and cross-host redirects (to prevent following responses from untrusted
+// endpoints). Same-host, same-or-upgraded-scheme redirects are allowed.
+func defaultCheckRedirect(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+	if len(via) >= 10 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stopped after 10 redirects")
+	}
+	// Guard for direct invocation in tests and any future callers;
+	// net/http guarantees len(via) >= 1 during actual redirects.
+	if len(via) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	prev := via[len(via)-1]
+	// Reject protocol downgrade: HTTPS->HTTP leaks request metadata over plaintext.
+	if prev.URL.Scheme == "https" && req.URL.Scheme == "http" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("refusing redirect: HTTPS to HTTP downgrade (%s -> %s)", prev.URL.Host, req.URL.Host)
+	}
+	// Reject cross-host redirect entirely to avoid consuming responses
+	// from untrusted endpoints.
+	if req.URL.Host != prev.URL.Host {
+		return fmt.Errorf("refusing redirect: cross-host (%s -> %s)", prev.URL.Host, req.URL.Host)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // NewClient creates a new GitHub API client.
 // If baseURL is empty, it defaults to https://api.github.com.
 // For GitHub Enterprise, pass the API base URL (e.g. https://github.concur.com/api/v3).
-func NewClient(token, baseURL string) *Client {
+// The baseURL must use HTTPS unless WithAllowInsecureHTTP() or WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest() (test-only)
+// is passed as an option.
+func NewClient(token, baseURL string, opts ...ClientOption) *Client {
 	if baseURL == "" {
 		baseURL = defaultBaseURL
 	}
+	var cfg clientConfig
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&cfg)
+	}
+
+	// Environment gate for WithAllowInsecureHTTP (defense-in-depth).
+	// WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest bypasses this gate for test convenience.
+	allowInsecure := false
+	if cfg.allowInsecureHTTP {
+		if cfg.testBypass {
+			allowInsecure = true
+		} else if os.Getenv(envAllowInsecure) == "1" {
+			allowInsecure = true
+			slog.Warn("WithAllowInsecureHTTP enabled — credentials may be sent over plaintext",
+				"env", envAllowInsecure+"=1")
+		} else {
+			slog.Warn("WithAllowInsecureHTTP option ignored", "hint", "set "+envAllowInsecure+"=1 to enable")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &Client{
 		baseURL:           strings.TrimRight(baseURL, "/"),
 		token:             token,
-		httpClient: &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
+		allowInsecureHTTP: allowInsecure,
+		httpClient: &http.Client{
+			Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
+			CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
+		},
 		now: time.Now,
 	}
 }
 
 // SetHTTPClient sets the underlying HTTP client used for requests.
-// This is intended for testing to inject mock transports.
+// This is intended for test setup only to inject mock transports; it must be
+// called before any goroutines issue requests.
+//
+// Passing nil restores the default client (30s timeout + redirect-rejecting
+// CheckRedirect policy matching NewClient).
+//
+// Callers providing a non-nil client are responsible for configuring a safe
+// CheckRedirect policy. Without one, the default net/http behavior will follow
+// redirects and may forward the Authorization header to untrusted hosts.
 func (c *Client) SetHTTPClient(hc *http.Client) {
+	if hc == nil {
+		hc = &http.Client{
+			Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
+			CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
+		}
+	}
 	c.httpClient = hc
 }
 
@@ -170,10 +265,30 @@ func (c *Client) parseRetryAfter(value string) (time.Duration, bool) {
 	return 0, false
 }
 
+// hasHTTPSScheme reports whether rawURL starts with "https://" (case-insensitive).
+// It avoids the allocation of url.Parse for a simple scheme check.
+func hasHTTPSScheme(rawURL string) bool {
+	const prefix = "https://"
+	return len(rawURL) >= len(prefix) && strings.EqualFold(rawURL[:len(prefix)], prefix)
+}
+
 // doRequest performs an HTTP request with retry on 429 rate limit responses.
 // It respects the Retry-After header when present, supporting both integer
 // seconds and HTTP-date formats (capped at maxRetryAfter).
 func (c *Client) doRequest(ctx context.Context, method, reqURL string, accept string) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Reject non-HTTPS URLs when credentials are present and insecure mode is not enabled.
+	// Uses a string prefix check instead of url.Parse to avoid per-request allocations.
+	if c.token != "" && !c.allowInsecureHTTP {
+		if !hasHTTPSScheme(reqURL) {
+			// Redact query parameters to avoid leaking sensitive data in error messages.
+			sanitized := reqURL
+			if i := strings.Index(reqURL, "?"); i >= 0 {
+				sanitized = reqURL[:i] + "?[REDACTED]"
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("refusing to send credentials over non-HTTPS URL %q (use WithAllowInsecureHTTP option for trusted networks)", sanitized)
+		}
+	}
+
 	var backoff []time.Duration
 	if c.retryBackoff != nil {
 		backoff = append([]time.Duration(nil), c.retryBackoff...)

github/client_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("test-token", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("test-token", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_429_RetryAfter_IntegerSeconds(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	c.SetRetryBackoff([]time.Duration{0, 0})
 
 	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_429_RetryAfter_HTTPDate(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	c.now = func() time.Time { return fixedNow }
 	// Initial backoff is 0; the HTTP-date parser will compute 1s and override.
 	c.SetRetryBackoff([]time.Duration{0, 0})
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_429_RetryAfter_HTTPDate_InPast(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	c.now = func() time.Time { return fixedNow }
 	c.SetRetryBackoff([]time.Duration{0, 0})
 
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_429_NoRetryAfter_UsesDefaultBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	c.SetRetryBackoff([]time.Duration{0, 0})
 
 	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_429_InvalidRetryAfter_UsesDefaultBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	c.SetRetryBackoff([]time.Duration{0, 0})
 
 	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_404_NoRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	_, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_401_NoRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	_, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ func TestDoRequest_ContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer srv.Close()
 
-	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL)
+	c := NewClient("tok", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
 	c.SetRetryBackoff([]time.Duration{10 * time.Second, 10 * time.Second})
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -407,3 +409,232 @@ func TestAPIError_Error_NewlineSanitized(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNewClient_HasCheckRedirect(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", "https://api.github.com")
+	if c.httpClient.CheckRedirect == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected CheckRedirect to be set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_RejectsHTTPSToHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/foo"},
+		Header: http.Header{"Authorization": []string{"Bearer token"}},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on HTTPS->HTTP redirect")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "HTTPS to HTTP downgrade") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_RejectsCrossHost(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "objects.githubusercontent.com", Path: "/bar"},
+		Header: http.Header{"Authorization": []string{"Bearer token"}},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on cross-host redirect")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cross-host") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_AllowsSameHost(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/bar"},
+		Header: http.Header{"Authorization": []string{"Bearer token"}},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Auth should be preserved on same-host redirect
+	if auth := req.Header.Get("Authorization"); auth != "Bearer token" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Authorization to be preserved, got %q", auth)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_AllowsSameHostHTTPToHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:8080", Path: "/foo"}}
+	req := &http.Request{
+		URL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:8080", Path: "/bar"},
+		Header: http.Header{},
+	}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, []*http.Request{prev})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_RejectsTooManyRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	via := make([]*http.Request, 10)
+	for i := range via {
+		via[i] = &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/"}}
+	}
+	req := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/final"}}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, via)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error after 10 redirects")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "10 redirects") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultCheckRedirect_EmptyViaAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	req := &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "api.github.com", Path: "/foo"}}
+	err := defaultCheckRedirect(req, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error with empty via: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetHTTPClient_NilRestoresDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("token", "https://api.github.com")
+	c.SetHTTPClient(nil)
+	if c.httpClient == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-nil httpClient after SetHTTPClient(nil)")
+	}
+	if c.httpClient.Timeout != 30*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("expected 30s timeout, got %v", c.httpClient.Timeout)
+	}
+	if c.httpClient.CheckRedirect == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected CheckRedirect policy after SetHTTPClient(nil)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoRequest_RejectsHTTPWithToken(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte("{}"))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	// Without WithAllowInsecureHTTP, should refuse to send token over HTTP
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", srv.URL)
+	_, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when sending token over HTTP")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to send credentials") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoRequest_RejectsHTTPWithToken_RedactsQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte("{}"))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", srv.URL)
+	_, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test?secret=hunter2&token=abc")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when sending token over HTTP")
+	}
+	errMsg := err.Error()
+	if strings.Contains(errMsg, "hunter2") || strings.Contains(errMsg, "token=abc") {
+		t.Errorf("error message should not contain query params, got: %v", errMsg)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(errMsg, "?[REDACTED]") {
+		t.Errorf("error message should contain redacted marker, got: %v", errMsg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoRequest_AllowsHTTPWithoutToken(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	// Without token, HTTP should be fine (no credentials to leak)
+	c := NewClient("", srv.URL)
+	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != `{"ok":true}` {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected body: %s", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoRequest_AllowsHTTPWithInsecureTestOption(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest())
+	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != `{"ok":true}` {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected body: %s", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithAllowInsecureHTTP_RequiresEnvVar(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	// Without the env var, AllowInsecureHTTP should be ignored
+	t.Setenv("REVIEW_BOT_ALLOW_INSECURE", "")
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTP())
+	_, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error: WithAllowInsecureHTTP without env var should be rejected")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "refusing to send credentials") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithAllowInsecureHTTP_WithEnvVar(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	t.Setenv("REVIEW_BOT_ALLOW_INSECURE", "1")
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTP())
+	body, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != `{"ok":true}` {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected body: %s", body)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithAllowInsecureHTTP_EnvVarMustBeExactlyOne(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	// "true" is not "1" — should be rejected
+	t.Setenv("REVIEW_BOT_ALLOW_INSECURE", "true")
+	c := NewClient("secret-token", srv.URL, WithAllowInsecureHTTP())
+	_, err := c.doGet(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/test")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error: env var must be exactly \"1\" to satisfy gate")
+	}
+}

github/export_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package github
+
+// WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest permits the client to send credentials over HTTP
+// without requiring the REVIEW_BOT_ALLOW_INSECURE environment variable.
+// This is intended exclusively for tests using httptest.Server.
+//
+// This function lives in export_test.go so it is only available to test
+// binaries and does not appear in the production API surface.
+func WithAllowInsecureHTTPForTest() ClientOption {
+	return func(c *clientConfig) {
+		c.allowInsecureHTTP = true
+		c.testBypass = true
+	}
+}