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czlonkowski 42a24278db feat: implement Phase 2 validation improvements
Phase 2 Professional Validation Features:

1. Validation Profiles:
   - minimal: Only required fields
   - runtime: Critical errors + security warnings
   - ai-friendly: Balanced (default)
   - strict: All checks + best practices

2. New Node Validators:
   - Webhook: Path validation, response modes, auth warnings
   - PostgreSQL: SQL injection detection, query safety
   - MySQL: Similar to Postgres with MySQL-specific checks

3. New Tools:
   - validate_node_minimal: Lightning-fast required field checking
   - Updated validate_node_operation with profile support

4. SQL Safety Features:
   - Detects template expressions vulnerable to injection
   - Warns about DELETE/UPDATE without WHERE
   - Catches dangerous operations (DROP, TRUNCATE)
   - Suggests parameterized queries

5. Enhanced Coverage:
   - Now supports 7+ major nodes with specific validators
   - Flexible validation based on use case
   - Professional-grade safety checks

This completes the major validation system overhaul from the original plan.

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# Phase 2 Improvements - v2.4.2
## 🎯 Overview
Following the successful implementation of operation-aware validation, Phase 2 adds professional-grade features that make the validation system even more powerful and flexible.
## ✅ Implemented Features
### 1. **Validation Profiles** 🎨
Different validation levels for different use cases:
```typescript
validate_node_operation({
nodeType: "nodes-base.slack",
config: { ... },
profile: "minimal" // or "runtime", "ai-friendly", "strict"
})
```
#### Available Profiles:
| Profile | Purpose | What it checks |
|---------|---------|----------------|
| **minimal** | Quick check | Only missing required fields |
| **runtime** | Pre-execution | Critical errors + security warnings |
| **ai-friendly** | Balanced (default) | Errors + helpful warnings |
| **strict** | Code review | Everything + best practices |
### 2. **New Node Validators** 🔧
Added comprehensive validators for commonly used nodes:
#### **Webhook Validator**
- Path format validation (no spaces, special chars)
- Response mode checks
- HTTP method validation
- Authentication warnings
#### **PostgreSQL Validator**
- SQL injection detection
- DELETE/UPDATE without WHERE warnings
- Operation-specific validation (insert, update, delete, execute)
- Query safety checks
#### **MySQL Validator**
- Similar to PostgreSQL
- MySQL-specific syntax checks
- Timezone configuration suggestions
### 3. **validate_node_minimal Tool** ⚡
Lightning-fast validation for just required fields:
```json
{
"nodeType": "nodes-base.slack",
"displayName": "Slack",
"valid": false,
"missingRequiredFields": ["Channel"]
}
```
- No warnings
- No suggestions
- No examples
- Just missing required fields
- Perfect for quick checks
### 4. **SQL Safety Features** 🛡️
Comprehensive SQL query validation:
- Detects template expressions that could be vulnerable
- Warns about DELETE/UPDATE without WHERE
- Catches dangerous operations (DROP, TRUNCATE)
- Suggests parameterized queries
- Database-specific checks (PostgreSQL $$ quotes, MySQL backticks)
## 📊 Impact
### Before Phase 2:
- Single validation mode
- Limited node coverage (4 nodes)
- No SQL safety checks
- Fixed validation behavior
### After Phase 2:
- 4 validation profiles for different needs
- 7+ nodes with specific validators
- Comprehensive SQL injection prevention
- Flexible validation based on use case
- Ultra-fast minimal validation option
## 🚀 Usage Examples
### Using Validation Profiles:
```javascript
// Quick check - just required fields
validate_node_minimal({
nodeType: "nodes-base.webhook",
config: { responseMode: "lastNode" }
})
// Result: Missing required field "path"
// Pre-execution validation
validate_node_operation({
nodeType: "nodes-base.postgres",
config: {
operation: "execute",
query: "DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ${userId}"
},
profile: "runtime"
})
// Result: SQL injection warning
// Strict validation for code review
validate_node_operation({
nodeType: "nodes-base.slack",
config: { /* valid config */ },
profile: "strict"
})
// Result: Suggestions for best practices
```
## 🎉 Summary
Phase 2 transforms the validation system from a simple checker into a comprehensive validation framework:
1. **Flexibility** - Choose validation level based on your needs
2. **Safety** - SQL injection detection and prevention
3. **Speed** - Minimal validation for quick checks
4. **Coverage** - More nodes with specific validation logic
5. **Intelligence** - Context-aware suggestions and warnings
The validation system now provides professional-grade safety and flexibility while maintaining the simplicity that makes it useful for AI agents.