fix(quickproxy): ensure request body is preserved on fallback

* Add ShouldSkipRowSecurity function to determine when to bypass row security
* Update ApplyRowSecurity to utilize operation context for enforcement

pkg/resolvespec/handler.go

@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 			Schema:    schema,
 			Entity:    entity,
 			Model:     model,
+			Operation: "read",
 			Options:   options,
 			ID:        id,
 			Writer:    w,
@@ -727,6 +728,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 					Schema:    schema,
 					Entity:    entity,
 					Model:     model,
+					Operation: "create",
 					Options:   options,
 					Data:      v,
 					Writer:    w,
@@ -774,6 +776,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 				Schema:    schema,
 				Entity:    entity,
 				Model:     model,
+				Operation: "create",
 				Options:   options,
 				Data:      v,
 				Writer:    w,
@@ -856,6 +859,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 						Schema:    schema,
 						Entity:    entity,
 						Model:     model,
+						Operation: "create",
 						Options:   options,
 						Data:      item,
 						Writer:    w,
@@ -903,6 +907,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 					Schema:    schema,
 					Entity:    entity,
 					Model:     model,
+					Operation: "create",
 					Options:   options,
 					Data:      item,
 					Writer:    w,
@@ -987,6 +992,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 							Schema:    schema,
 							Entity:    entity,
 							Model:     model,
+							Operation: "create",
 							Options:   options,
 							Data:      itemMap,
 							Writer:    w,
@@ -1040,6 +1046,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 					Schema:    schema,
 					Entity:    entity,
 					Model:     model,
+					Operation: "create",
 					Options:   options,
 					Data:      itemMap,
 					Writer:    w,
@@ -1171,6 +1178,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, url
 				Schema:    schema,
 				Entity:    entity,
 				Model:     model,
+				Operation: "update",
 				Options:   options,
 				ID:        urlID,
 				Data:      updates,
@@ -1392,6 +1400,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, url
 						Schema:    schema,
 						Entity:    entity,
 						Model:     model,
+						Operation: "update",
 						Options:   options,
 						ID:        itemIDStr,
 						Data:      item,
@@ -1548,6 +1557,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, url
 							Schema:    schema,
 							Entity:    entity,
 							Model:     model,
+							Operation: "update",
 							Options:   options,
 							ID:        itemIDStr,
 							Data:      itemMap,
@@ -1653,6 +1663,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id
 		Schema:    schema,
 		Entity:    entity,
 		Model:     model,
+		Operation: "delete",
 		ID:        id,
 		Data:      data,
 		Writer:    w,

pkg/resolvespec/security_hooks.go

@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ func RegisterSecurityHooks(handler *Handler, securityList *security.SecurityList
 	// Hook 1: BeforeRead - Load security rules
 	handler.Hooks().Register(BeforeRead, func(hookCtx *HookContext) error {
 		secCtx := newSecurityContext(hookCtx)
+		if security.IsModelSecurityDisabled(secCtx) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return security.LoadSecurityRules(secCtx, securityList)
 	})
 
 	// Hook 2: BeforeScan - Apply row-level security filters
 	handler.Hooks().Register(BeforeScan, func(hookCtx *HookContext) error {
 		secCtx := newSecurityContext(hookCtx)
+		if security.ShouldSkipRowSecurity(secCtx, hookCtx.Operation) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return security.ApplyRowSecurity(secCtx, securityList)
 	})
 
@@ -97,6 +103,10 @@ func (s *securityContext) GetEntity() string {
 	return s.ctx.Entity
 }
 
+func (s *securityContext) GetOperation() string {
+	return s.ctx.Operation
+}
+
 func (s *securityContext) GetModel() interface{} {
 	return s.ctx.Model
 }

pkg/restheadspec/handler.go

@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 		Entity:    entity,
 		TableName: tableName,
 		Model:     model,
+		Operation: "read",
 		Options:   options,
 		ID:        id,
 		Writer:    w,
@@ -1236,6 +1237,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 		Entity:    entity,
 		TableName: tableName,
 		Model:     model,
+		Operation: "create",
 		Options:   options,
 		Data:      data,
 		Writer:    w,
@@ -1335,6 +1337,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, dat
 				Entity:    entity,
 				TableName: tableName,
 				Model:     model,
+				Operation: "create",
 				Options:   options,
 				Data:      modelValue,
 				Writer:    w,
@@ -1489,6 +1492,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleUpdate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id
 			TableName: tableName,
 			Tx:        tx,
 			Model:     model,
+			Operation: "update",
 			Options:   options,
 			ID:        id,
 			Data:      dataMap,
@@ -1686,6 +1690,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id
 						Entity:    entity,
 						TableName: tableName,
 						Model:     model,
+						Operation: "delete",
 						ID:        itemID,
 						Writer:    w,
 						Tx:        tx,
@@ -1760,6 +1765,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id
 						Entity:    entity,
 						TableName: tableName,
 						Model:     model,
+						Operation: "delete",
 						ID:        itemIDStr,
 						Writer:    w,
 						Tx:        tx,
@@ -1818,6 +1824,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id
 							Entity:    entity,
 							TableName: tableName,
 							Model:     model,
+							Operation: "delete",
 							ID:        itemIDStr,
 							Writer:    w,
 							Tx:        tx,
@@ -1902,6 +1909,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDelete(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id
 		Entity:    entity,
 		TableName: tableName,
 		Model:     model,
+		Operation: "delete",
 		ID:        id,
 		Writer:    w,
 		Tx:        h.db,

pkg/security/hooks.go

@@ -232,9 +232,37 @@ func LoadSecurityRules(secCtx SecurityContext, securityList *SecurityList) error
 // ApplyRowSecurity is a public wrapper for applyRowSecurity that accepts a SecurityContext
 // This allows other packages to apply row-level security using the generic interface
 func ApplyRowSecurity(secCtx SecurityContext, securityList *SecurityList) error {
+	// Spec adapters that expose the dispatched operation can enforce the same
+	// model-rule bypass even when ApplyRowSecurity is called directly.
+	if operationCtx, ok := secCtx.(interface{ GetOperation() string }); ok &&
+		ShouldSkipRowSecurity(secCtx, operationCtx.GetOperation()) {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return applyRowSecurity(secCtx, securityList)
 }
 
+// ShouldSkipRowSecurity reports whether row-security enforcement should be
+// skipped for the operation. It uses the same model-rule resolution as
+// CheckModelAuthAllowed so the model registry remains the single source of
+// truth for security behavior.
+func ShouldSkipRowSecurity(secCtx SecurityContext, operation string) bool {
+	rules, ok := resolveModelRules(secCtx)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return rules.SecurityDisabled || (operation == "read" && rules.CanPublicRead)
+}
+
+// IsModelSecurityDisabled reports whether all model-level security processing
+// is disabled for the model. This is distinct from ShouldSkipRowSecurity:
+// CanPublicRead skips row filtering for reads but must still allow other read
+// security, such as column masking, to be loaded.
+func IsModelSecurityDisabled(secCtx SecurityContext) bool {
+	rules, ok := resolveModelRules(secCtx)
+	return ok && rules.SecurityDisabled
+}
+
 // ApplyColumnSecurity is a public wrapper for applyColumnSecurity that accepts a SecurityContext
 // This allows other packages to apply column-level security using the generic interface
 func ApplyColumnSecurity(secCtx SecurityContext, securityList *SecurityList) error {
@@ -303,18 +331,8 @@ func checkModelDeleteAllowed(secCtx SecurityContext) error {
 //  7. Guest (UserID == 0) → return "authentication required".
 //  8. Authenticated user → allow (operation-specific checks remain in BeforeUpdate/BeforeDelete).
 func CheckModelAuthAllowed(secCtx SecurityContext, operation string) error {
-	rules, ok := GetModelRulesFromContext(secCtx.GetContext())
+	rules, ok := resolveModelRules(secCtx)
 	if !ok {
-		schema := secCtx.GetSchema()
-		entity := secCtx.GetEntity()
-		var err error
-		if schema != "" {
-			rules, err = modelregistry.GetModelRulesByName(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", schema, entity))
-		}
-		if err != nil || schema == "" {
-			rules, err = modelregistry.GetModelRulesByName(entity)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
 		// Model not registered - fall through to auth check
 		userID, _ := secCtx.GetUserID()
 		if userID == 0 {
@@ -322,7 +340,6 @@ func CheckModelAuthAllowed(secCtx SecurityContext, operation string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	}
 
 	if rules.SecurityDisabled {
 		return nil
@@ -347,6 +364,31 @@ func CheckModelAuthAllowed(secCtx SecurityContext, operation string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// resolveModelRules returns model rules from the request context first, then
+// falls back to the schema-qualified and unqualified registry names.
+func resolveModelRules(secCtx SecurityContext) (modelregistry.ModelRules, bool) {
+	if rules, ok := GetModelRulesFromContext(secCtx.GetContext()); ok {
+		return rules, true
+	}
+
+	schema := secCtx.GetSchema()
+	entity := secCtx.GetEntity()
+	var err error
+	if schema != "" {
+		var rules modelregistry.ModelRules
+		rules, err = modelregistry.GetModelRulesByName(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", schema, entity))
+		if err == nil {
+			return rules, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	rules, err := modelregistry.GetModelRulesByName(entity)
+	if err != nil {
+		return modelregistry.ModelRules{}, false
+	}
+	return rules, true
+}
+
 // CheckModelUpdateAllowed is the public wrapper for checkModelUpdateAllowed.
 func CheckModelUpdateAllowed(secCtx SecurityContext) error {
 	return checkModelUpdateAllowed(secCtx)

pkg/server/quickproxy/quickproxy.go

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 package quickproxy
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
@@ -191,6 +193,15 @@ func (s *Service) Handler(fallback http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 	for i := range s.rules {
 		s.rules[i].proxy.ErrorHandler = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ error) {
+			// ReverseProxy consumes and closes r.Body while attempting the
+			// upstream request, even when that attempt fails (per the
+			// http.RoundTripper contract). Restore a fresh copy from
+			// r.GetBody, set below, before handing the request to fallback.
+			if r.GetBody != nil {
+				if body, err := r.GetBody(); err == nil {
+					r.Body = body
+				}
+			}
 			fallback.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		}
 	}
@@ -201,6 +212,22 @@ func (s *Service) Handler(fallback http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			fallback.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			return
 		}
+
+		// Buffer the body so it can be replayed to fallback if the upstream
+		// attempt fails; see ErrorHandler above.
+		if r.Body != nil && r.Body != http.NoBody {
+			bodyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			r.Body.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, "failed to read request body", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+			r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes))
+			r.GetBody = func() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+				return io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes)), nil
+			}
+		}
+
 		rule.proxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }

pkg/server/quickproxy/quickproxy_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -130,6 +131,75 @@ func TestHandler_UnreachableUpstreamFallsBack(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandler_UnreachableUpstreamFallsBackWithBody(t *testing.T) {
+	// A closed listener address: nothing is listening, so dialing fails and
+	// ReverseProxy invokes ErrorHandler. The fallback handler must still see
+	// the original request body, even though ReverseProxy consumed and
+	// closed it while attempting (and failing) the upstream request.
+	unreachable := "http://127.0.0.1:1"
+
+	svc, err := NewService([]Rule{{URLPrefix: "/", Target: unreachable}}, WithTimeout(500*time.Millisecond))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewService: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	echoBody := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("fallback reading body: %v", err)
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	})
+
+	handler := svc.Handler(echoBody)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/submit", strings.NewReader("payload=1"))
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", rr.Code)
+	}
+	if got := rr.Body.String(); got != "payload=1" {
+		t.Fatalf("body = %q, want payload=1", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandler_404FallsBackWithBody(t *testing.T) {
+	upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+	}))
+	defer upstream.Close()
+
+	svc, err := NewService([]Rule{{URLPrefix: "/", Target: upstream.URL}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewService: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	echoBody := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("fallback reading body: %v", err)
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write(body)
+	})
+
+	handler := svc.Handler(echoBody)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPut, "/missing", strings.NewReader("payload=2"))
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", rr.Code)
+	}
+	if got := rr.Body.String(); got != "payload=2" {
+		t.Fatalf("body = %q, want payload=2", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandler_NonNotFoundErrorsPassThrough(t *testing.T) {
 	codes := []int{http.StatusOK, http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusInternalServerError}