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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# generate-sbom.sh — Generate a clean CycloneDX SBOM using Syft
+#
+# Produces a single SBOM from resolved manifests only — no directory scanning,
+# no venv pollution, no local state. Works identically locally and in CI.
+#
+# How it works:
+#   1. Python: uv pip compile resolves all transitive deps from requirements.txt
+#   2. JavaScript: package-lock.json already contains the full resolved tree
+#   3. Syft scans these resolved files, not the filesystem
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/generate-sbom.sh              # generate sbom.cdx.json from manifests
+#   ./scripts/generate-sbom.sh docker       # generate from Docker image (best license coverage)
+#   ./scripts/generate-sbom.sh docker IMG   # generate from a specific image
+#   ./scripts/generate-sbom.sh validate     # validate existing SBOM
+#
+# Requirements:
+#   - syft (brew install syft)
+#   - uv  (brew install uv)
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+DIM='\033[2m'
+BOLD='\033[1m'
+RESET='\033[0m'
+
+info()  { echo -e "${BOLD}${GREEN}▸${RESET} $1"; }
+warn()  { echo -e "${BOLD}${RED}▸${RESET} $1"; }
+dim()   { echo -e "${DIM}  $1${RESET}"; }
+
+OUTPUT="$ROOT_DIR/sbom.cdx.json"
+
+check_deps() {
+    local missing=()
+    command -v syft &>/dev/null || missing+=("syft")
+    command -v uv &>/dev/null   || missing+=("uv")
+    if [[ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+        warn "Missing: ${missing[*]}. Install with: brew install ${missing[*]}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    dim "Using $(syft --version), $(uv --version)"
+}
+
+generate() {
+    info "Generating SBOM from resolved manifests..."
+    check_deps
+
+    local VERSION
+    VERSION="$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('$ROOT_DIR/package.json'))['version'])")"
+
+    local WORK_DIR
+    WORK_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+    trap 'rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"' RETURN
+
+    # --- Python: resolve all transitive deps without installing ---
+    dim "Resolving Python transitive deps (uv pip compile)..."
+    uv pip compile "$ROOT_DIR/backend/requirements.txt" \
+        --python-version 3.11 \
+        --quiet \
+        > "$WORK_DIR/requirements-resolved.txt" 2>/dev/null
+
+    # --- JavaScript: package-lock.json is already fully resolved ---
+    if [[ -f "$ROOT_DIR/package-lock.json" ]]; then
+        cp "$ROOT_DIR/package-lock.json" "$WORK_DIR/package-lock.json"
+        # Syft needs package.json alongside the lockfile
+        cp "$ROOT_DIR/package.json" "$WORK_DIR/package.json"
+    else
+        warn "package-lock.json not found — JS deps will be skipped"
+    fi
+
+    # --- Scan only the resolved files ---
+    dim "Scanning resolved manifests with Syft..."
+    syft scan "dir:$WORK_DIR" \
+        --output "cyclonedx-json=$OUTPUT" \
+        --source-name open-webui \
+        --source-version "$VERSION" \
+        --quiet
+
+    # Print summary
+    python3 -c "
+import json
+with open('$OUTPUT') as f:
+    data = json.load(f)
+comps = data.get('components', [])
+py = [c for c in comps if 'pypi' in c.get('purl', '')]
+js = [c for c in comps if 'npm' in c.get('purl', '')]
+with_lic = sum(1 for c in comps if c.get('licenses'))
+print(f'  {len(comps)} total ({len(py)} Python, {len(js)} JavaScript)')
+print(f'  {with_lic}/{len(comps)} with license info')
+print(f'  Serial: {data.get(\"serialNumber\", \"none\")}')
+print(f'  Timestamp: {data.get(\"metadata\", {}).get(\"timestamp\", \"none\")}')
+"
+
+    info "SBOM written → sbom.cdx.json"
+}
+
+generate_docker() {
+    local IMAGE="${1:-ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:latest}"
+    info "Generating SBOM from Docker image: $IMAGE"
+
+    if ! command -v syft &>/dev/null; then
+        warn "syft is not installed. Install with: brew install syft"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    dim "Pulling and scanning image..."
+    syft scan "docker:$IMAGE" \
+        --output "cyclonedx-json=$OUTPUT" \
+        --quiet
+
+    python3 -c "
+import json
+with open('$OUTPUT') as f:
+    data = json.load(f)
+comps = data.get('components', [])
+with_lic = sum(1 for c in comps if c.get('licenses'))
+print(f'  {len(comps)} total components')
+print(f'  {with_lic}/{len(comps)} with license info ({round(with_lic/max(len(comps),1)*100)}%)')
+"
+
+    info "SBOM written → sbom.cdx.json"
+}
+
+validate() {
+    info "Validating SBOM..."
+
+    python3 -c "
+import json, sys
+
+try:
+    with open('$OUTPUT') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    print('  ✗ sbom.cdx.json not found — run ./scripts/generate-sbom.sh first')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+issues = []
+if data.get('bomFormat') != 'CycloneDX':
+    issues.append('Not CycloneDX format')
+if not data.get('specVersion'):
+    issues.append('Missing specVersion')
+if not data.get('serialNumber'):
+    issues.append('Missing serial number')
+
+components = data.get('components', [])
+
+# Check for phantom local packages
+phantoms = []
+for c in components:
+    for ref in c.get('externalReferences', []):
+        url = ref.get('url', '')
+        if 'file://' in url and '/Users/' in url:
+            phantoms.append(c['name'])
+if phantoms:
+    issues.append(f'Phantom local packages: {phantoms}')
+
+with_lic = sum(1 for c in components if c.get('licenses'))
+lic_pct = round(with_lic / max(len(components), 1) * 100)
+
+if issues:
+    print(f'  ✗ {len(components)} components, {lic_pct}% licensed')
+    for i in issues:
+        print(f'    ✗ {i}')
+    sys.exit(1)
+else:
+    print(f'  ✓ {len(components)} components, {lic_pct}% licensed — PASS')
+"
+}
+
+# --- Main ---
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+TARGET="${1:-generate}"
+
+case "$TARGET" in
+    generate) generate ;;
+    docker)   generate_docker "${2:-}" ;;
+    validate) validate ;;
+    *)
+        warn "Unknown target: $TARGET"
+        echo "Usage: $0 [generate|docker [IMAGE]|validate]"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo ""
+info "Done."