feat: stateless AES-256-GCM crypto tokens with SSE-aware detokenization

Replace the in-memory token map with self-contained cryptographic tokens.
ggshield-flagged secrets are encrypted with AES-256-GCM under a persistent
256-bit master key; the placeholder carries IV ++ authTag ++ ciphertext as
hex, so the proxy is stateless and resolves tokens across restarts and
replayed chat histories.

The streaming detokenizer now parses SSE content_block_delta events and
reassembles placeholders fragmented across many deltas — a raw byte scan
can't bridge the interleaved event/JSON framing. Plain JSON responses keep
the simpler contiguous byte scan.

The master key is generated 0600 on first run at
~/.config/claude-tokenization-proxy/master.key (override GG_MASTER_KEY_FILE);
deleting it makes existing tokens unrecoverable.
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## How it works
1. **Request interception** — the JSON body of `POST /v1/messages` is scanned by
`ggshield`. Every detected secret is replaced with a unique
`<<<gg_token_[hex]>>>` placeholder, and the `token → secret` mapping is kept
in memory (`src/store.ts`). The redacted body is forwarded upstream.
2. **Streaming detokenization** — the Anthropic SSE response is piped through a
stateful `Transform` (`src/detokenize.ts`) that scans the byte stream for
placeholders and substitutes the original secret back. It holds back only the
few characters that could still become a token, so a placeholder split across
chunk boundaries (`…<<<gg_to` / `ken_abc>>>…`) is reassembled correctly.
`ggshield`. Every detected secret is encrypted with **AES-256-GCM** under a
persistent master key and replaced with a self-contained
`<<<gg_token_[hex]>>>` placeholder, where the hex payload is `IV ++ authTag ++
ciphertext`. No server-side mapping is kept — the token carries everything
needed to restore it (`src/tokenize.ts`, `src/store.ts`). The redacted body is
forwarded upstream.
2. **Streaming detokenization** — the response is piped through a stateful
`Transform` (`src/detokenize.ts`) that finds placeholders, decrypts the hex
payload, and substitutes the original secret back. For SSE streams it parses
`content_block_delta` events and reassembles the reconstructed text, because
the model emits a long placeholder fragmented across many deltas
(`…"text":"<<<gg_to"}` / `{"text":"ken_abc>>>"…`) with event framing wedged
between the fragments — a raw byte scan can't bridge that. Plain JSON
responses, where the token is contiguous, take a simpler direct byte scan.
Secrets live only in memory for the lifetime of the process — restart the proxy
and the mapping is gone.
The proxy is **stateless**: tokens are cryptographically self-contained, so they
resolve correctly even after a restart or when replaying older chat histories.
The only persistent state is the 256-bit master key, generated on first run and
stored `0600` at `~/.config/claude-tokenization-proxy/master.key` (override with
`GG_MASTER_KEY_FILE`). Anyone with that key file can decrypt captured tokens —
treat it like any other secret, and deleting it makes existing tokens
unrecoverable.
## Requirements
@@ -160,8 +171,8 @@ that session. To make it stick:
keys/tokens). A secret literally containing a backslash or double-quote could
mis-escape inside the response JSON. See the `ponytail:` note in
`src/detokenize.ts`.
- The token map is in-memory only; it is not shared across proxy restarts or
multiple proxy processes.
- Tokens are decryptable by anyone holding the master key file. Multiple proxy
instances must share the same `master.key` to resolve each other's tokens.
## License