diff --git a/aitbc/dependency_scanner.py b/aitbc/dependency_scanner.py
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+"""
+Dependency vulnerability scanning utilities for AITBC
+Provides automated vulnerability scanning for Python dependencies
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+import json
+import re
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from .aitbc_logging import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VulnerabilityReport:
+    """Vulnerability scan report"""
+    package: str
+    version: str
+    vulnerability_id: str
+    severity: str
+    description: str
+    fix_available: bool
+    fixed_version: Optional[str]
+
+
+class DependencyScanner:
+    """
+    Dependency vulnerability scanner.
+    Scans Python dependencies for known vulnerabilities.
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, requirements_file: Optional[Path] = None):
+        """
+        Initialize dependency scanner
+        
+        Args:
+            requirements_file: Path to requirements.txt or pyproject.toml
+        """
+        self.requirements_file = requirements_file or Path("requirements.txt")
+        self._vulnerabilities: List[VulnerabilityReport] = []
+    
+    def scan_with_pip_audit(self) -> List[VulnerabilityReport]:
+        """
+        Scan dependencies using pip-audit
+        
+        Returns:
+            List of vulnerability reports
+        """
+        logger.info("Running pip-audit vulnerability scan")
+        
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["pip-audit", "--format", "json"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=300
+            )
+            
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                logger.info("No vulnerabilities found")
+                return []
+            
+            # Parse JSON output
+            try:
+                audit_data = json.loads(result.stdout)
+                return self._parse_pip_audit_output(audit_data)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logger.warning("Failed to parse pip-audit JSON output")
+                return []
+                
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.warning("pip-audit not found, skipping scan")
+            return []
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            logger.error("pip-audit scan timed out")
+            return []
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"pip-audit scan failed: {e}")
+            return []
+    
+    def scan_with_bandit(self, target_dir: Optional[Path] = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Scan code for security issues using Bandit
+        
+        Args:
+            target_dir: Directory to scan (default: current directory)
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of security issues
+        """
+        target_dir = target_dir or Path(".")
+        logger.info(f"Running Bandit security scan on {target_dir}")
+        
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["bandit", "-r", str(target_dir), "-f", "json"],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=300
+            )
+            
+            try:
+                bandit_data = json.loads(result.stdout)
+                return bandit_data.get("results", [])
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logger.warning("Failed to parse Bandit JSON output")
+                return []
+                
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.warning("Bandit not found, skipping scan")
+            return []
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            logger.error("Bandit scan timed out")
+            return []
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Bandit scan failed: {e}")
+            return []
+    
+    def _parse_pip_audit_output(self, audit_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[VulnerabilityReport]:
+        """
+        Parse pip-audit JSON output
+        
+        Args:
+            audit_data: Raw audit data from pip-audit
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of vulnerability reports
+        """
+        vulnerabilities = []
+        
+        for dep in audit_data.get("dependencies", []):
+            for vuln in dep.get("vulnerabilities", []):
+                report = VulnerabilityReport(
+                    package=dep.get("name", ""),
+                    version=dep.get("version", ""),
+                    vulnerability_id=vuln.get("id", ""),
+                    severity=vuln.get("severity", "UNKNOWN"),
+                    description=vuln.get("description", ""),
+                    fix_available=vuln.get("fix_versions", []) != [],
+                    fixed_version=vuln.get("fix_versions", [None])[0] if vuln.get("fix_versions") else None
+                )
+                vulnerabilities.append(report)
+        
+        return vulnerabilities
+    
+    def generate_report(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Generate comprehensive vulnerability report
+        
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary with scan results
+        """
+        pip_audit_results = self.scan_with_pip_audit()
+        bandit_results = self.scan_with_bandit()
+        
+        # Count vulnerabilities by severity
+        severity_counts = {"CRITICAL": 0, "HIGH": 0, "MEDIUM": 0, "LOW": 0, "UNKNOWN": 0}
+        for vuln in pip_audit_results:
+            severity = vuln.severity.upper()
+            severity_counts[severity] = severity_counts.get(severity, 0) + 1
+        
+        return {
+            "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat(),
+            "dependency_vulnerabilities": len(pip_audit_results),
+            "security_issues": len(bandit_results),
+            "severity_breakdown": severity_counts,
+            "vulnerabilities": [
+                {
+                    "package": v.package,
+                    "version": v.version,
+                    "id": v.vulnerability_id,
+                    "severity": v.severity,
+                    "description": v.description,
+                    "fix_available": v.fix_available,
+                    "fixed_version": v.fixed_version
+                }
+                for v in pip_audit_results
+            ],
+            "bandit_issues": bandit_results
+        }
+    
+    def save_report(self, output_file: Path) -> None:
+        """
+        Save vulnerability report to file
+        
+        Args:
+            output_file: Path to output file
+        """
+        report = self.generate_report()
+        
+        output_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(report, f, indent=2, default=str)
+        
+        logger.info(f"Vulnerability report saved to {output_file}")
+
+
+def run_dependency_scan(
+    requirements_file: Optional[Path] = None,
+    output_file: Optional[Path] = None
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Run comprehensive dependency vulnerability scan
+    
+    Args:
+        requirements_file: Path to requirements file
+        output_file: Path to save report
+        
+    Returns:
+        Vulnerability scan report
+    """
+    scanner = DependencyScanner(requirements_file)
+    report = scanner.generate_report()
+    
+    if output_file:
+        scanner.save_report(output_file)
+    
+    return report
+
+
+def check_vulnerability_thresholds(
+    report: Dict[str, Any],
+    max_critical: int = 0,
+    max_high: int = 0,
+    max_medium: int = 10,
+    max_low: int = 50
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if vulnerability counts are within acceptable thresholds
+    
+    Args:
+        report: Vulnerability scan report
+        max_critical: Maximum allowed critical vulnerabilities
+        max_high: Maximum allowed high vulnerabilities
+        max_medium: Maximum allowed medium vulnerabilities
+        max_low: Maximum allowed low vulnerabilities
+        
+    Returns:
+        True if within thresholds, False otherwise
+    """
+    severity = report.get("severity_breakdown", {})
+    
+    if severity.get("CRITICAL", 0) > max_critical:
+        logger.error(f"Critical vulnerabilities exceed threshold: {severity.get('CRITICAL')} > {max_critical}")
+        return False
+    
+    if severity.get("HIGH", 0) > max_high:
+        logger.error(f"High vulnerabilities exceed threshold: {severity.get('HIGH')} > {max_high}")
+        return False
+    
+    if severity.get("MEDIUM", 0) > max_medium:
+        logger.warning(f"Medium vulnerabilities exceed threshold: {severity.get('MEDIUM')} > {max_medium}")
+    
+    if severity.get("LOW", 0) > max_low:
+        logger.warning(f"Low vulnerabilities exceed threshold: {severity.get('LOW')} > {max_low}")
+    
+    return True
diff --git a/aitbc/feature_flags.py b/aitbc/feature_flags.py
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+"""
+Feature flags utilities for AITBC
+Provides feature flag management for gradual rollouts
+"""
+
+from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, Set
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+import json
+
+from .aitbc_logging import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FeatureFlag:
+    """Feature flag configuration"""
+    name: str
+    enabled: bool
+    description: str
+    rollout_percentage: float = 100.0
+    whitelisted_users: Optional[Set[str]] = None
+    blacklisted_users: Optional[Set[str]] = None
+    enabled_since: Optional[datetime] = None
+
+
+class FeatureFlagManager:
+    """
+    Feature flag manager for gradual rollouts.
+    Provides feature flag management with user whitelisting and percentage-based rollouts.
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[Path] = None):
+        """
+        Initialize feature flag manager
+        
+        Args:
+            config_file: Path to feature flags configuration file
+        """
+        self.config_file = config_file or Path("feature_flags.json")
+        self._flags: Dict[str, FeatureFlag] = {}
+        self._load_flags()
+    
+    def _load_flags(self) -> None:
+        """Load feature flags from configuration file"""
+        if not self.config_file.exists():
+            logger.info(f"No feature flags file found at {self.config_file}, using defaults")
+            return
+        
+        try:
+            with open(self.config_file, 'r') as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+            
+            for name, config in data.items():
+                self._flags[name] = FeatureFlag(
+                    name=name,
+                    enabled=config.get("enabled", False),
+                    description=config.get("description", ""),
+                    rollout_percentage=config.get("rollout_percentage", 100.0),
+                    whitelisted_users=set(config.get("whitelisted_users", [])),
+                    blacklisted_users=set(config.get("blacklisted_users", [])),
+                    enabled_since=datetime.fromisoformat(config["enabled_since"]) if config.get("enabled_since") else None
+                )
+            
+            logger.info(f"Loaded {len(self._flags)} feature flags from {self.config_file}")
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load feature flags: {e}")
+    
+    def save_flags(self) -> None:
+        """Save feature flags to configuration file"""
+        data = {}
+        for name, flag in self._flags.items():
+            data[name] = {
+                "enabled": flag.enabled,
+                "description": flag.description,
+                "rollout_percentage": flag.rollout_percentage,
+                "whitelisted_users": list(flag.whitelisted_users) if flag.whitelisted_users else [],
+                "blacklisted_users": list(flag.blacklisted_users) if flag.blacklisted_users else [],
+                "enabled_since": flag.enabled_since.isoformat() if flag.enabled_since else None
+            }
+        
+        self.config_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(self.config_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+        
+        logger.info(f"Saved {len(self._flags)} feature flags to {self.config_file}")
+    
+    def is_enabled(
+        self,
+        feature_name: str,
+        user_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        user_hash: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if a feature is enabled for a user
+        
+        Args:
+            feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+            user_id: User identifier
+            user_hash: Hash of user identifier for percentage-based rollout
+            
+        Returns:
+            True if feature is enabled, False otherwise
+        """
+        flag = self._flags.get(feature_name)
+        
+        if not flag:
+            logger.warning(f"Feature flag {feature_name} not found, defaulting to disabled")
+            return False
+        
+        # Check if globally disabled
+        if not flag.enabled:
+            return False
+        
+        # Check if user is blacklisted
+        if flag.blacklisted_users and user_id in flag.blacklisted_users:
+            return False
+        
+        # Check if user is whitelisted
+        if flag.whitelisted_users and user_id in flag.whitelisted_users:
+            return True
+        
+        # Check percentage-based rollout
+        if flag.rollout_percentage < 100.0 and user_hash is not None:
+            # Use modulo to determine if user is in rollout percentage
+            if (user_hash % 100) < flag.rollout_percentage:
+                return True
+            return False
+        
+        # Feature is globally enabled
+        return True
+    
+    def enable_feature(self, feature_name: str, rollout_percentage: float = 100.0) -> None:
+        """
+        Enable a feature flag
+        
+        Args:
+            feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+            rollout_percentage: Rollout percentage (0-100)
+        """
+        if feature_name not in self._flags:
+            self._flags[feature_name] = FeatureFlag(
+                name=feature_name,
+                enabled=True,
+                description="",
+                rollout_percentage=rollout_percentage,
+                enabled_since=datetime.now()
+            )
+        else:
+            self._flags[feature_name].enabled = True
+            self._flags[feature_name].rollout_percentage = rollout_percentage
+            if not self._flags[feature_name].enabled_since:
+                self._flags[feature_name].enabled_since = datetime.now()
+        
+        logger.info(f"Enabled feature flag {feature_name} with {rollout_percentage}% rollout")
+        self.save_flags()
+    
+    def disable_feature(self, feature_name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Disable a feature flag
+        
+        Args:
+            feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+        """
+        if feature_name in self._flags:
+            self._flags[feature_name].enabled = False
+            logger.info(f"Disabled feature flag {feature_name}")
+            self.save_flags()
+    
+    def add_whitelisted_user(self, feature_name: str, user_id: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Add user to feature whitelist
+        
+        Args:
+            feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+            user_id: User identifier
+        """
+        if feature_name not in self._flags:
+            self._flags[feature_name] = FeatureFlag(
+                name=feature_name,
+                enabled=False,
+                description="",
+                whitelisted_users=set()
+            )
+        
+        if not self._flags[feature_name].whitelisted_users:
+            self._flags[feature_name].whitelisted_users = set()
+        
+        self._flags[feature_name].whitelisted_users.add(user_id)
+        logger.info(f"Added {user_id} to whitelist for {feature_name}")
+        self.save_flags()
+    
+    def add_blacklisted_user(self, feature_name: str, user_id: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Add user to feature blacklist
+        
+        Args:
+            feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+            user_id: User identifier
+        """
+        if feature_name not in self._flags:
+            self._flags[feature_name] = FeatureFlag(
+                name=feature_name,
+                enabled=False,
+                description="",
+                blacklisted_users=set()
+            )
+        
+        if not self._flags[feature_name].blacklisted_users:
+            self._flags[feature_name].blacklisted_users = set()
+        
+        self._flags[feature_name].blacklisted_users.add(user_id)
+        logger.info(f"Added {user_id} to blacklist for {feature_name}")
+        self.save_flags()
+    
+    def get_all_flags(self) -> Dict[str, FeatureFlag]:
+        """
+        Get all feature flags
+        
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary of all feature flags
+        """
+        return self._flags.copy()
+    
+    def get_flag_status(self, feature_name: str) -> Optional[FeatureFlag]:
+        """
+        Get status of a specific feature flag
+        
+        Args:
+            feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+            
+        Returns:
+            Feature flag or None if not found
+        """
+        return self._flags.get(feature_name)
+
+
+# Global feature flag manager instance
+_global_feature_flag_manager: Optional[FeatureFlagManager] = None
+
+
+def get_feature_flag_manager(config_file: Optional[Path] = None) -> FeatureFlagManager:
+    """
+    Get the global feature flag manager instance
+    
+    Args:
+        config_file: Path to feature flags configuration file
+        
+    Returns:
+        FeatureFlagManager instance
+    """
+    global _global_feature_flag_manager
+    if _global_feature_flag_manager is None:
+        _global_feature_flag_manager = FeatureFlagManager(config_file)
+    return _global_feature_flag_manager
+
+
+def is_feature_enabled(
+    feature_name: str,
+    user_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    user_hash: Optional[int] = None
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a feature is enabled using global manager
+    
+    Args:
+        feature_name: Name of the feature flag
+        user_id: User identifier
+        user_hash: Hash of user identifier
+        
+    Returns:
+        True if feature is enabled, False otherwise
+    """
+    manager = get_feature_flag_manager()
+    return manager.is_enabled(feature_name, user_id, user_hash)