* feat(agent): workspace confinement via context-local binding + get_workspace tool
Bind the per-turn workspace once in execute_tool_block; the shared path
resolvers (_resolve_tool_path / _resolve_search_root) and the subprocess cwd
helper (agent_cwd) read it, so file tools + bash/python are confined centrally
and a new tool that uses the shared helpers cannot accidentally bypass it.
Adds the admin-gated /api/workspace/browse picker, a workspace pill + directory
modal (reusing existing modal/button CSS), the /workspace slash command, and a
get_workspace tool (replaces a system-prompt block). Confinement is OS-agnostic
(realpath/normcase/commonpath) and docker-safe (container paths, no host
assumptions). Reopens#2023.
* ux(workspace): clarify workspace is not a sandbox
Picker modal note + pill tooltip + get_workspace tool/output wording now state
plainly: read_file/write_file/edit_file/grep/glob/ls are confined to the folder,
but bash/python only start there (cwd) and are not sandboxed. Modal note reuses
the existing .muted class.
* fix(agent): treat an active workspace as file-work intent
A vague low-signal message (e.g. "look at the local project") matches no
domain keywords, so tool retrieval is skipped and only always-available tools
are offered — leaving the agent with no file access even though a workspace is
set. When a workspace is active, include the file/code tools (incl.
get_workspace) on low-signal turns so the agent can act on the folder.
Also requires the tool index (ChromaDB) to be reachable for normal retrieval;
that is an environment dependency, not part of this change.
* ux(workspace): hide pill + overflow entry in chat mode
Workspace only scopes the agent's file/shell tools, so the pill and the
overflow 'Workspace' entry are agent-only now — hidden in chat mode like the
bash toggle. Mode read from the DOM in syncWorkspaceIndicator; applyMode() is
called from the agent/chat setMode handler.
* prompt(tools): steer bash/python to defer to the dedicated file tools
bash/python schema descriptions (what native-tool-calling models read) were
bare and gave no steer, so models would do file ops via the shell (e.g. writing
SVG/HTML, which then dumps raw markup into the tool preview). Tell bash/python
in the schema + tool-index + prompt section to prefer read_file/write_file/
edit_file/grep/glob/ls and only be used for what those do not cover.
* prompt(tools): keep bash/python deferral generic (no hardcoded tool names)
Reference 'a dedicated tool' rather than listing read_file/write_file/grep/etc.
by name, so the guidance does not go stale if those tools are renamed.
* style(workspace): drop em-dashes from added code comments/strings
* ux(workspace): terser non-sandbox note in picker (no tool-name list)
* ux(workspace): mirror terse non-sandbox wording in pill tooltip
* chore: untrack local venv symlink (run-only, not part of the feature)
* prompt(workspace): keep get_workspace text generic (no hardcoded tool names)
* fix(agent): low-signal + workspace surfaces only read-only file tools
Intersect the files tool group with PLAN_MODE_READONLY_TOOLS so a vague message
in a workspace exposes read_file/grep/glob/ls/get_workspace for exploration, but
not write_file/edit_file/bash/python -- those wait for a request that actually
calls for them (RAG retrieval still adds them on a real ask).
* feat(workspace): cap browse listing at 500 dirs with a truncated hint
Mirror the filesystem_tools._CODENAV_MAX_HITS pattern with a module-local
_MAX_BROWSE_DIRS so a directory with thousands of children does not dump every
row into the picker; the response carries a truncated flag and the modal tells
the user to type a path to jump in.
* chore: untrack local venv symlink (run-only artifact)
* fix(workspace): vet the workspace root against the sensitive-path deny list at bind time
The in-workspace resolver deny-lists sensitive paths inside the workspace,
but the empty-path search root is the workspace itself, so a workspace of
~/.ssh could be listed via ls with no path. vet_workspace() (public, in
tool_execution next to the resolvers) rejects non-directories and sensitive
roots before the path is ever bound; chat_routes uses it instead of its
inline isdir check.
* fix(workspace): reject filesystem roots and stop showing rejected workspaces as active
Review findings from #3665:
P2: vet_workspace accepted / (and would accept drive/UNC roots), which makes
every absolute path 'inside' the workspace and collapses confinement into
host-wide file access. A root is its own dirname, so reject when
dirname(resolved) == resolved; the browse response now carries a selectable
flag and the picker disables 'Use this folder' on unselectable dirs.
P3: /workspace set stored any string client-side and the chat route silently
dropped rejected values, so the pill could claim a confinement that was not
in effect. New admin-gated /api/workspace/vet validates manual paths before
they persist (canonical path returned), and when a posted workspace is
rejected at send time the stream emits workspace_rejected so the client
clears the stored value and toasts instead of continuing silently.
* fix(workspace): check caller privilege before vetting the posted workspace
Review finding: /api/chat_stream called vet_workspace() on the posted value
for every caller and emitted workspace_rejected on failure, so a non-admin
who can chat but cannot use file/shell tools could distinguish existing
directories from missing/file/sensitive/root paths by whether the event
appeared. The resolution now lives in _resolve_request_workspace, which
drops the submitted value uniformly for non-admin callers, with no vetting
and no event, before the path ever touches the filesystem. Admin and
single-user behavior is unchanged. Test pins that valid and invalid paths
are indistinguishable for a non-admin and that vet_workspace is never
invoked for them.
* fix(security): don't grant tool access in the pre-setup window
owner_is_admin_or_single_user() returned True whenever auth was not
configured, which conflated two very different states:
- intentional single-user mode (operator set AUTH_ENABLED=false), and
- the pre-setup window (auth enabled, but no admin created yet).
In the second state, blocked_tools_for_owner() returned an empty set, so
server-execution tools (bash/python) and other admin-only tools were
ungated. The auth middleware already 401s /api/ requests pre-setup, but a
caller that bypasses it (trusted loopback / internal-tool path) could reach
those tools before setup completed.
Treat "not configured" as admin only when auth is intentionally disabled
(AUTH_ENABLED=false), mirroring the AUTH_ENABLED parsing in app.py and
core.middleware. Single-user mode is preserved; the pre-setup window is now
non-admin as defense-in-depth.
Adds regression tests for both states.
Fixes#3201
Supported by Claude Opus 4.8
* refactor(security): reuse _auth_disabled() instead of a duplicate helper
Addresses review on #3506: src/auth_helpers.py already has _auth_disabled()
with the identical AUTH_ENABLED parse. Drop the duplicate
_auth_intentionally_disabled() and call the existing helper via a lazy import
inside owner_is_admin_or_single_user (mirroring the lazy core.auth import) to
avoid any import cycle. Removes the now-unused `import os`. Behaviour and the
two regression tests are unchanged.
Supported by Claude Opus 4.8
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Co-authored-by: SurprisedDuck <288741682+SurprisedDuck@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat: Add plan mode to the chat agent
Adds a plan mode: the agent investigates read-only, proposes a checklist, and
waits for approval before changing anything. On approval it runs with full
tools and checks items off as it goes. Enforcement reuses the existing
disabled_tools gate.
Includes a slash command: `/plan [on|off]` (and `/toggle plan`) to flip the
plan toggle from the chat input.
- src/tool_security.py, src/mcp_manager.py: read-only allowlist (tools + MCP).
- src/agent_loop.py, routes/chat_routes.py: union the disabled set, prepend the
plan directive, force agent mode.
- static/: plan toggle pill, Approve & Run, dockable plan window, task-list
checkboxes, and the /plan slash command.
- tests/test_plan_mode.py.
* Plan mode: persistent re-referenceable plan + agent write-back
Three improvements so a long plan survives a weak model and stays in reach:
1. Re-reference the plan (out-of-context fix). On the execution turn the frontend
sends the approved checklist back (`approved_plan`); the backend pins it as a
top-of-context `## ACTIVE PLAN` system note (kept by the context trimmer), so
the agent can always re-read the plan instead of losing the thread on a long
run. New `build_active_plan_note()` (unit-tested).
2. Re-open / dock the plan anytime. The plan checklist is stored per-session
(localStorage). When a plan exists, the plan-mode button opens a small menu
("Show plan" / "Plan mode: On/Off") that re-opens the side-dockable plan
window — so it can stay docked while the agent works. The window live-refreshes
as the plan changes.
3. Agent write-back: new `update_plan` tool. The agent calls it to tick steps
`- [x]` after finishing them, or to revise steps when the user asks. Marker
tool (no I/O) → `plan_update` SSE event → the stored plan + docked window
update live. The ACTIVE PLAN note instructs the agent to use it.
Backend: src/agent_loop.py (param + pin + note builder + emit + prompt blurb),
src/tool_execution.py (update_plan handler), routes/chat_routes.py (parse
`approved_plan`, relay `plan_update`), registration in tool_schemas / agent_tools
/ tool_index (always-available, not admin-gated).
Frontend: static/js/chat.js (plan store, send `approved_plan`, handle
`plan_update`, capture restated checklists), static/app.js (plan-button menu),
static/js/planWindow.js (`isPlanWindowOpen`), static/js/storage.js (PLAN key).
Tests: tests/test_plan_mode.py (plan-note), tests/test_update_plan_tool.py.
* Plan mode: drop bash/python, rely on read-only discovery tools
Shell can mutate (write files, hit the network) and can't be constrained to
read-only at the tool layer, so plan mode no longer relies on a prompt to keep
it well-behaved — bash/python are removed from the read-only allowlist and added
to the fail-closed block set. Discovery is covered by the dedicated read-only
tools (read_file, grep, glob, ls) instead.
Rewrites the plan-mode directive to state shell is disabled and lists the
available read-only tools positively. Addresses review feedback on #638.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Comment: note _MCP_READONLY_VERBS are prefixes not whole words
Clarifies that entries like "summar" are intentional stems matched via
startswith (covers summarise/summarize/summary), not typos. Addresses review
feedback on #638.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Plan mode: clarify why gating inverts the allowlist into a denylist
Rename _PLAN_MODE_FALLBACK_BLOCK -> _PLAN_MODE_KNOWN_MUTATORS and rewrite the
comments. The tool gate is a denylist (disabled_tools); plan mode's policy is an
allowlist, so it returns the inverse (all known tool names minus the allowlist).
The static mutator set is a backstop for the schema-derived name list, which
misses XML-only tools and can fail to import. Addresses review feedback on #638.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Plan mode: stop hardcoding the read-only tool list in the directive
The model is already shown its available (read-only) tools by _assemble_prompt,
which removes every disabled tool. Enumerating them again in the directive only
duplicated that list and would drift as tools change. Point at the tools listed
below instead. Addresses review feedback on #638.
Gives the agent first-class code navigation instead of shelling out via bash
(token-heavy, unreliable on weaker models, unstructured). Mirrors the
Grep/Glob/Read primitives that Claude Code / opencode expose.
- grep: regex search over file contents across a tree. Uses ripgrep when
available (with explicit excludes so junk dirs are skipped even without a
.gitignore); falls back to a pure-Python walk+regex when rg is absent.
Returns file:line:match, capped.
- glob: find files by glob pattern (recursive), newest first.
- ls: list a directory (folders first, then files with sizes).
- read_file: optional offset/limit for line-range reads of large files
(plain-path calls stay back-compatible).
All confined by the same path policy as read_file (_resolve_tool_path:
data/tmp allowlist + sensitive-file deny). Junk dirs (.git, node_modules,
venv, __pycache__, dist/build, …) skipped. Output capped (200 hits,
400 chars/line). Admin-gated like the other filesystem tools.
Wiring: schemas + native arg->content serializer (src/tool_schemas.py), tool
tags (src/agent_tools.py), always-available + descriptions (src/tool_index.py),
admin gate (src/tool_security.py), dispatch + impls (src/tool_execution.py).
Tests: tests/test_code_nav_tools.py — match/skip-junk/ignore-case/glob-filter,
allowlist rejection, glob/ls, read-range, and the no-ripgrep Python fallback.
* Add edit_file tool + file-change diffs
edit_file is an exact old_string -> new_string replacement on a file on disk
(fails if old_string is missing or non-unique unless replace_all); write_file
also returns a unified diff. Diffs render collapsed in the tool bubble
(filename + +adds/-dels, theme colors); the raw JSON command box is hidden.
Security: edit_file is a sensitive filesystem-write tool, treated everywhere
write_file is —
- added to NON_ADMIN_BLOCKED_TOOLS (is_public_blocked_tool / blocked_tools_for_owner),
so on auth-enabled deployments a non-admin cannot run it; execute_tool_block
refuses it for non-admin owners.
- confined by the same path policy as read_file/write_file (allowlist +
sensitive-file deny) via _resolve_tool_path.
Disambiguation in tool descriptions + bash prompt: edit_file/write_file are the
only way to write files (they show a diff) — never edit_document (editor panel)
or a bash heredoc/redirect.
Tests (tests/test_edit_file.py): non-admin block (policy + execution gate),
successful edit, not-found old_string, non-unique old_string (+ replace_all),
and path outside the allowed roots.
Files: src/tool_execution.py, src/agent_loop.py, src/tool_schemas.py,
src/agent_tools.py, src/tool_index.py, static/js/chat.js, static/style.css,
tests/test_edit_file.py.
* Drop redundant import os in write_file closure
os is already imported at module top.
* fix: is_public_blocked_tool crashes on a truthy non-string tool name
* fix: is_public_blocked_tool fails closed (blocks) on a malformed non-string tool name
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