fix: save an IP range typed in Custom mode's quick-add as a range rule, not as its first host

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In Custom mode, typing 10.0.0.0/24 in the dropdown's add field saved a domain rule for the one host 10.0.0.0. The field cleaned every value as a link and cut it at the /, so the range was lost without a word. 10.0.0.0/33 and 0.0.0.0/0 were saved the same way. A value that already had a rule closed the field as if it had saved, even when that rule sent it through the VPN or a proxy.

The quick-add now checks the value before it saves a rule on the Direct route.

• A value that looks like an IP range goes through the VPN Only list's range check, which is the Rules editor's isValidCIDR. A valid one becomes a CIDR rule. A bad prefix, a /0 or /1, a short address or an IPv6 range is refused.
• Anything else is cleaned as the Bypass list cleans it, so a name or a pasted link still becomes a domain rule for its host.
• A value that already has a rule is refused with a line naming the route. On Direct it says the rule is there. On another route it says the first matching rule wins, so the user changes that rule on the Rules page; a second Direct rule after it would never match, so none is added. A rule whose route was deleted matches nothing and does not block the add.
• A refusal leaves the field open with the text and a line under it, the Domains tab's line where one exists. Nothing is saved. A value with nothing usable in it, such as !!!, now gets that line too instead of the field closing. The two new lines are in English, Spanish and French.

The rule-building moved from the view into RouteManager.addDirectRule so a test can reach it. The view still starts the re-apply after a save, as before. Nothing new writes kernel routes. The save uses saveConfig(), as addDomain, addInverseDomain and the Rules page do.

The Rules editor checks a CIDR with the same isValidCIDR, so the two agree, and vpnb rule.add match=cidr accepts every pattern the quick-add saves.

Tests in AddDomainOutcomeTests:

• a range becomes a CIDR rule on Direct, and the socket takes the same pattern;
• a name and links become domain rules;
• bad ranges and !!! are refused and save nothing;
• a refusal keeps the quick-add open with the line;
• a repeat on Direct is refused and says so;
• a pattern another route has is refused, names that route, and adds no rule;
• a rule whose route is gone does not block the add.

Full suite on the Mac mini: 1499 tests, 10 skipped, 0 failures. Putting the old cleaning back made the range tests fail 22 times; making a repeat return silently, or letting a rule on another route through, made the repeat and conflict tests fail 4 times each.

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Custom-mode quick-add now creates Direct-route CIDR rules from IP ranges and domain rules from names or links. Validation failures retain the input and show an error. Successful additions trigger route reconciliation.

Changes

Custom-mode quick-add

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate and save Direct rules Sources/VPNBypassCore/RulesTab.swift, Tests/VPNBypassTests/AddDomainOutcomeTests.swift	RouteManager.addDirectRule validates trimmed input and saves valid Direct-route rules. Tests cover CIDR and domain inputs, refused values, and duplicate ranges.
Connect quick-add outcomes Sources/VPNBypassCore/MenuBarViews.swift, Tests/VPNBypassTests/AddDomainOutcomeTests.swift, docs/CHANGELOG.md, docs/usage.md	The menu field receives validation feedback and stays open when input is refused. A successful addition schedules reconciliation. The tests and docs describe these outcomes.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1d670

Quick-add can appear to accept a rule without adding it to Direct, or report a saved rule that disappears after restart. Address the save failure before merging and show feedback for cross-route conflicts.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1d670

A Direct range added through quick-add can override an earlier VPN exception when that exception relies on the VPN’s default routes. Input validation is consistent, but precedence is not preserved for this overlap case. The risk requires a local rule addition and a particular existing configuration.

Retained concerns

• Medium · security · inferred: An appended Direct CIDR can cover an earlier primary-VPN exception without preserving that exception in the kernel routing table. For example, an earlier rule sending 10.0.0.42 through the primary VPN emits no kernel route, while quick-adding 10.0.0.0/24 can emit a Direct network route covering that host. If no more-specific VPN kernel route exists, traffic can leave through Direct despite the earlier rule. This compiler condition predates the PR, but CIDR support makes it newly reachable through quick-add.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The affected outcome is destination routing on the user's machine. A single accepted /2 rule can cover a quarter of IPv4 address space, subject to existing more-specific routes and compiler ownership checks. This is broader than the previous host-only interpretation, but remains within the existing Direct-routing capability rather than granting a new privilege.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

• inferred — The material path is local input to an appended Direct CIDR, then compilation into a network route overlapping an earlier primary-VPN exception. The resolver still selects the earlier VPN rule, but the compiler emits no route for that exception and permits the broader Direct range. A bypass depends on the live VPN routing table lacking a more-specific protecting route. No remote unauthenticated entrypoint is established by this evidence.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The menu invokes this path only under the existing Custom-engine selector. Input does not supply a route ID or gateway: creation selects an existing configured Direct route. Validation and existing reconciliation remain between the text field and routing effects.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — The compiler already protects equal or narrower later destinations through containment checks. Earlier egresses that emit a more-specific kernel route also provide a precedence safeguard. The uncovered case is a broader later Direct range overlapping an earlier exception that emits no kernel route.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — Preserve earlier primary-VPN exceptions when compiling broader Direct ranges, for example by excluding already-owned subranges or emitting explicit protecting VPN routes. Add a contract case comparing resolver selection with compiled routing for an earlier VPN host and a later Direct CIDR.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the primary change: saving Custom-mode IP ranges as range rules instead of host-based domain rules.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description clearly explains the bug, implementation, validation behavior, test coverage, and test results. It does not use the template headings or complete the type-of-change and checklist items…

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Review comments at @Sources/VPNBypassCore/RulesTab.swift:
- Line 102: Update addDirectRule’s duplicate-rule check to distinguish the
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