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Summary

Sandbox tool hooks (Tirith, SSRF, canary, secret redaction, unicode normalization, context suppression, tool allowlist) were silently never loaded by Claude Code in production runs. installClaudeHooks wrote hook wiring to /sandbox/workspace/.claude/settings.json, but buildRunCommand starts the CLI from /sandbox/workspace/<repo>. Claude Code only reads project settings from <cwd>/.claude/settings.json — the hooks directory was a sibling, not a parent, so the settings were never found.

Changes

  • Move hooks to runner-owned config directory: Hook scripts now live at /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ and settings at /sandbox/claude-config/hooks.json — co-located under the runner-owned directory, outside the agent-writable workspace tree
  • Pass settings via --settings flag: buildRunCommand appends --settings /sandbox/claude-config/hooks.json when HooksSettingsPath is set in RunParams, which run.go populates when security is enabled. --settings takes precedence over project/local settings
  • Golden tests: Three new tests verify --settings presence, absence, and quote escaping. The no-double-spaces table test updated to cover the new flag
  • Documentation: docs/runtimes.md workspace layout diagram updated to reflect the new paths

Testing

  • go test ./internal/runtime/... — all tests pass including new golden tests
  • go test ./internal/security/... — all tests pass
  • go vet ./... — clean
  • go build ./... — clean
  • buildRunCommand at 100% coverage
  • Pre-commit could not run (sandbox network policy); post-script runs authoritatively

Follow-up

Repo-owned <repo>/.claude/settings.json hooks are still loaded from <cwd> by Claude Code. The --settings flag ensures runner hooks take precedence, but a malicious repo could add its own hooks. A follow-up issue should assess whether to scan or disable repo-owned hooks.


Closes #6358

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Findings

Medium

  • [stale-reference] docs/ADRs/0090-runtime-neutral-sandbox-hooks-contract.md:58 — The Decision section still references GenerateClaudeSettings, which was renamed to GenerateHooksConfig in this PR. The diff only updates lines 77–82 of this file, leaving line 58 pointing to a function name that no longer exists.
    Remediation: Change GenerateClaudeSettings to GenerateHooksConfig on line 58.

Low

  • [stale-reference] docs/ADRs/0090-runtime-neutral-sandbox-hooks-contract.md:65 — Stale reference to settings.json as Claude Code's hook wiring mechanism. After this PR, hooks are wired via hooks.json loaded through --settings. The parenthetical reads "Claude Code: settings.json" which no longer accurately describes the mechanism.
    Remediation: Update to hooks.json (via --settings).

  • [stale-reference] internal/security/sandbox_hooks.go:10 — Stale comment "Claude Code wires them through settings.json" — after this PR the hooks are wired through hooks.json loaded via --settings. This file is not in the PR's changed files.
    Remediation: Update the comment to reference hooks.json (loaded via --settings).

  • [sandbox-escape] internal/security/hooks.go:54 — Hook scripts and hooks.json at /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ are writable by the same sandbox user that runs the agent. A prompt-injected agent could theoretically overwrite its own security hooks. In practice, the hooks are defense-in-depth (the primary boundary is the OpenShell sandbox + L7 egress policy), and there is no privilege separation within the sandbox to enforce read-only access.
    Remediation: Consider making hook files and directory read-only (chmod 444/chmod 555) after bootstrap, before the agent starts.

  • [sandbox-escape] docs/runtimes.md:60 — Pre-existing exposure: Claude Code still auto-loads a target repo's own .claude/settings.json hooks from <cwd>. The PR explicitly documents this as a separate concern to assess. Not introduced by this PR.
    Remediation: File a follow-up to assess whether repo-owned hooks should be removed or overwritten during bootstrap.

  • [fail-open] internal/cli/run.go:1520 — When h.SecurityEnabled() returns false, HooksSettingsPath is empty and no --settings flag is passed, silently skipping all sandbox hooks. This is gated by explicit opt-out (security.enabled: false in harness YAML), so risk is limited to misconfiguration.

  • [naming-convention] internal/runtime/runtime.go:35 — The new HooksSettingsPath field uses a multi-line doc comment block while every other documented field in RunParams uses a single trailing inline comment. Minor style inconsistency.

  • [test-helper-inconsistency] internal/runtime/claude_test.go:196 — The new HooksSettings tests construct RunParams directly via struct literal while the established pattern uses testRunCommand/testRunCommandWithEffort helpers. The helpers lack a HooksSettingsPath parameter, so struct literals are the pragmatic choice.

  • [naming-convention] internal/security/hooks_test.go — Test variable name settings is a leftover from the old GenerateClaudeSettings naming. The function is now GenerateHooksConfig but the local variable binding was not renamed.

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Findings

Medium

  • [privilege-escalation] internal/runtime/claude.go — While --settings ensures runner security hooks load from /sandbox/claude-config/hooks.json, Claude Code also auto-loads repo-local .claude/settings.json from the working directory (cd <repo>). A malicious repo could include a .claude/settings.json with its own hooks that execute as PreToolUse/PostToolUse alongside the runner hooks. Since --dangerously-skip-permissions is active, hook commands execute without prompting. Blast radius is contained by the sandbox, but repo-owned hooks could observe and modify tool inputs/outputs. The PR body acknowledges this risk and recommends a follow-up.
    Remediation: Consider (1) deleting/overwriting <repo>/.claude/settings.json in the sandbox after repo upload, (2) using a Claude Code flag that disables repo-level settings loading, or (3) filing a follow-up issue to track this as an accepted risk.

Low

  • [api-contract] internal/runtime/claude.go:305 — The --settings flag is assumed to merge with Claude Code's other settings sources. If --settings replaces rather than merges, enabledPlugins written by bootstrapPlugins to {CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR}/settings.json would be silently lost. The deliberate separation of settings.json (plugins) vs hooks.json (hooks via --settings) and the e2e test suggest merge behavior has been verified.
  • [edge-case] internal/cli/run.go:1517 — The hooksSettings assignment is gated on h.SecurityEnabled(), while installClaudeHooks runs when the BootstrapInput implements ClaudeHooksBootstrap. Both currently gate on the same condition, but the coupling is implicit — a future change to one guard without updating the other could cause --settings to point to a non-existent file.
  • [acceptance-criteria-gap] — Issue Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358 acceptance criterion docs: add agent infrastructure problem document #5 asks to assess the repo-owned hooks exposure and file a follow-up if needed. The PR body includes the assessment and recommends a follow-up, but no follow-up issue has been filed or referenced by number.
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Medium

  • [security-hook-override] internal/runtime/claude.go:306 — The --settings flag loads hooks from the runner-owned /sandbox/claude-config/hooks.json. Whether --settings takes full precedence over repo-level .claude/settings.json or merges with it depends on Claude Code's internal resolution order, which is not verified in this PR. If merging occurs, a malicious repository could override or inject hooks alongside the runner's security hooks. The issue description (Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358) explicitly notes this as a follow-up concern.
    Remediation: Verify --settings flag semantics against Claude Code documentation. If it replaces repo-level settings entirely, document this. If it merges, prioritize the follow-up to prevent repo-owned hook injection.

Low

  • [naming-consistency] internal/security/hooks.go:47 — After renaming the type from claudeSettings to hooksConfig, the local variable inside GenerateHooksConfig is still named settings. The idiomatic local would be cfg to match the Config suffix in the type name.
    Remediation: Rename the local variable from settings to cfg.

  • [scope-coherence] e2e/behaviour/features/dispatch/hooks-loaded.feature:1 — The feature description claims to verify that "at least one blocking PreToolUse hook fires end-to-end," but whether the test actually exercises the real Claude Code hook system depends on the backing step definitions. If the custom harness step uses a mock runtime, the description overstates the test's scope.
    Remediation: Verify the step definitions invoke the real Claude runtime with --settings. If confirmed, no change needed. If not, clarify the feature description.

  • [field-ordering] internal/runtime/runtime.go:34HooksSettingsPath is placed between Debug and Timeout in RunParams, but the struct groups path-like fields together earlier (RepoDir, FullsendDir, PluginDirs). Moving it after PluginDirs would maintain the path-field grouping.
    Remediation: Consider moving HooksSettingsPath after PluginDirs and before Debug.

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Medium

  • [test-intent-mismatch] e2e/behaviour/features/dispatch/hooks-loaded.feature:1 — The feature file claims to verify that "at least one blocking PreToolUse hook fires end-to-end" and catch the "silently not loaded" regression. However, it uses DummyRuntime, which executes url_get via a direct curl command in the sandbox shell (internal/runtime/dummy.go). PreToolUse hooks only fire when Claude Code invokes a tool — the DummyRuntime bypasses Claude Code entirely. The 169.254.169.254 request fails because the sandbox's default-deny network policy blocks link-local addresses, not because the SSRF PreToolUse hook intercepted a tool call. This test would pass identically whether hooks are loaded or not.
    Remediation: Either reframe the feature description to accurately state what it tests (sandbox network policy blocks metadata endpoint), or note that hook-loading verification requires a Claude Code runtime run with --debug hooks (as the issue's AC3 allows as a first pass).

  • [acceptance-criteria-gap] Issue Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358 acceptance criterion docs: add agent infrastructure problem document #5 requires: "Assess the repo-owned <repo>/.claude/settings.json hooks exposure and file a follow-up if needed." The PR body includes the assessment ("a malicious repo could add its own hooks") and recommends a follow-up, but no follow-up issue has been filed. The repo-owned hooks exposure is a real concern: Claude Code loads hooks from <cwd>/.claude/settings.json, and a target repo could place its own hooks there.
    Remediation: File the follow-up issue describing the repo-owned hooks exposure risk.

Low

  • [comment-staleness] internal/runtime/claude.go:383 — The error message says "creating temp settings file" even though the temp file was renamed from fullsend-settings-*.json to fullsend-hooks-*.json in the same function and other error messages were updated (e.g., "generating hooks config", "copying hooks.json to sandbox").
    Remediation: Change to "creating temp hooks file".

  • [comment-staleness] internal/runtime/claude.go:387 — The error message "writing settings" is stale after the rename to hooks.json. Other messages in the same function reference "hooks".
    Remediation: Change to "writing hooks config".

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Medium

  • [Malicious hook injection via repo-controlled settings] internal/runtime/claude.go — The PR correctly loads runner-owned hooks via --settings, which takes precedence over project/local settings for key collisions. However, a target repo could still bundle its own .claude/settings.json with additional hook definitions. Depending on Claude Code's merge semantics for hooks across settings layers, repo-controlled hooks could run alongside the runner-owned security hooks, allowing a malicious repo to intercept tool I/O or interfere with security hook execution. The PR body acknowledges this risk as a follow-up concern.
    Remediation: Strip or overwrite .claude/settings.json from the target repo before agent execution, or verify that --settings fully replaces (not merges) hook definitions from other settings sources.

  • [Hook config file writable by agent] internal/security/hooks.go — Hook scripts and hooks.json are installed to /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ but are not made read-only after bootstrap. Since the agent runs as the same sandbox user (via openshell), it could modify or disable security hooks during execution. The description of this directory as "runner-owned" is accurate in intent but not enforced by file permissions.
    Remediation: Make /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ and hooks.json read-only (e.g., chmod a-w) after installClaudeHooks completes.

Low

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Medium

  • [hook tamper resistance] internal/runtime/claude.go:339 — Hook scripts are uploaded to /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ via sandbox.Upload (SCP after sandbox creation). Per ADR 0032, files delivered after Landlock policy activation land on writable paths — only files baked into the container image at build time can be placed on Landlock-protected read-only paths. The agent can still overwrite or delete its own security hook scripts and hooks.json during execution. The improvement over the prior location (/sandbox/workspace/.claude/) is real — hooks are no longer under the working directory tree where Claude Code discovers project-level settings — but tamper resistance is logical ownership, not OS-enforced.
    Remediation: Document this limitation explicitly. For stronger enforcement, bake hook scripts into the sandbox image at build time on a Landlock-protected path, or verify hook file integrity (checksum) before agent execution.

Low

  • [fail-open analysis] internal/cli/run.go:1516SecurityEnabled() defaults to true when Security is nil (fail-closed). No fail-open path exists. The --settings flag is correctly gated behind this check.
  • [input validation] internal/runtime/claude.go:306HooksSettingsPath originates from a compile-time constant (security.SandboxHooksSettings) and is sanitized via the same single-quote escaping pattern used for other CLI flags. No injection vector exists.
  • [acceptance-criteria-gap] docs/runtimes.md — Issue AC4 references restoring security matrix checkmarks, but they were never degraded by refactor(runtime): make sandbox tool hooks and runner capabilities runtime-neutral #6355. The end state is correct.
  • [acceptance-criteria-gap] — Issue AC5 (repo-owned <repo>/.claude/settings.json hooks exposure) is acknowledged in the PR body as needing a follow-up, but no follow-up issue has been filed yet.
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Medium

  • [test-integrity] e2e/behaviour/features/dispatch/hooks-loaded.feature:1 — The e2e scenario claims to verify that a PreToolUse hook fires end-to-end, catching the "silently not loaded" class of regression. However, it uses a dummy agent (DummyRuntime), which executes url_get via direct curl in the sandbox shell — it never invokes Claude Code, so PreToolUse hooks cannot fire. The url_get to 169.254.169.254 will fail due to the sandbox's default-deny network policy, not because the SSRF hook blocked a Claude Code tool call. The test would pass identically whether hooks are loaded or not.
    Remediation: Use ClaudeRuntime so PreToolUse hooks fire, or reframe the test's description to match what it actually verifies (sandbox network policy blocks metadata endpoint access). The golden tests (TestBuildRunCommand_WithHooksSettings) already verify the --settings flag is present in the command string.

  • [acceptance-criteria-gap] Issue Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358 acceptance criterion docs: add agent infrastructure problem document #5 requires assessing repo-owned <repo>/.claude/settings.json hooks exposure and filing a follow-up. The PR body acknowledges the risk ("a malicious repo could add its own hooks") and recommends a follow-up, but no follow-up issue has been filed.
    Remediation: File the follow-up issue before merging, or add its number to the PR body.

Low

  • [struct-field-ordering] internal/runtime/runtime.goHooksSettingsPath is placed between Debug and Timeout in RunParams. The existing field ordering groups path fields together (RepoDir, FullsendDir, PluginDirs). Moving HooksSettingsPath after PluginDirs would be more consistent with the grouping convention.

  • [test-helper-consistency] internal/runtime/claude_test.go:214TestBuildRunCommand_NoDoubleSpaces switches from testRunCommandWithEffort helper to direct buildRunCommand(RunParams{...}) calls, while neighboring tests continue using the helpers. This is a reasonable adaptation (the helpers don't accept HooksSettingsPath), but creates a minor inconsistency.

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Medium

  • [stale-reference] docs/architecture.md:172 — References "Tool permissions are injected as a host-managed .claude/settings.json" but this PR moves hook wiring to hooks.json under the runner-owned claude-config/ directory, loaded via --settings. The parenthetical now describes a path and mechanism that no longer exist.
    Remediation: Update to reference hooks.json loaded via --settings.

  • [stale-reference] docs/guides/dev/cli-internals.md:432 — The command example for buildClaudeCommand() does not include the --settings flag added by this PR. The function name is also stale (buildClaudeCommand vs actual buildRunCommand).
    Remediation: Add --settings '{hooksSettingsPath}' (conditional) to the example and update the function name.

  • [security hook bypass via target repo project settings] internal/runtime/claude.go:306 — The --settings flag loads runner-owned hook wiring, but a target repo's own .claude/settings.json (loaded from cwd) could also define hooks. If Claude Code merges hook arrays rather than replacing, a malicious repo could inject hooks alongside the security hooks. The PR body acknowledges this as a follow-up.
    Remediation: Verify --settings fully replaces project-level hooks; file a follow-up issue for repo-owned hook assessment.

Low

  • [naming-consistency] internal/runtime/claude.go — The temp file pattern in installClaudeHooks remains fullsend-settings-*.json after the rename to hooks-centric naming. Cosmetic only (temp files are deleted immediately).

  • [struct-field-ordering] internal/runtime/runtime.go:33HooksSettingsPath is placed between Debug and Timeout, splitting the execution-config group. Ordering is self-consistent across usage sites.

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Medium

  • [security-hook-bypass] internal/runtime/claude.go:339 — Repo-owned hooks can run alongside runner-owned security hooks, potentially interfering with them. A target repo can include its own .claude/settings.json with hooks definitions that Claude Code loads from <cwd>/.claude/settings.json as project-level settings. While --settings gives the runner hooks precedence, project-level hooks are additive — a malicious repo could install hooks that interfere with the security hook chain. This risk is pre-existing and not introduced by this PR; the PR strictly improves the status quo (hooks were silently never loaded before). The PR body acknowledges this and recommends a follow-up.
    Remediation: File a follow-up issue to evaluate whether repo-level hook definitions should be blocked or overwritten before the agent starts.

Low

  • [acceptance-criteria-gap] Issue Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358 acceptance criterion docs: add agent infrastructure problem document #5 states "Assess the repo-owned <repo>/.claude/settings.json hooks exposure and file a follow-up if needed." The PR body assesses the risk and recommends a follow-up but does not reference a filed follow-up issue.

  • [stale-diagram] docs/guides/dev/cli-internals.md:424 — The sandbox execution diagram references buildClaudeCommand() but the actual function is buildRunCommand(). The diagram also omits the new conditional --settings flag added by this PR.
    Remediation: Update the function name and add --settings {hooksSettings} to the flag listing.

  • [fail-open] internal/cli/run.go:1495 — When h.SecurityEnabled() returns false, no security hooks are loaded. This is intentional and SecurityEnabled() defaults to true, so this is not a fail-open in the default case.

  • [naming-coherence] internal/security/hooks.go:47claudeSettings and GenerateClaudeSettings names reference "settings" while the output file is now hooks.json. The naming still works (it generates a Claude Code settings structure for --settings) but the mismatch may cause confusion.

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Medium

  • [API contract] internal/runtime/claude.go — The fix relies on Claude Code's --settings flag merging additively with {CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR}/settings.json (which stores enabledPlugins from bootstrapPlugins). If --settings replaces the user-level settings entirely, plugin loading would be silently disabled. No in-repo test covers the "plugins + hooks both active" scenario.
    Remediation: Verify Claude Code CLI --settings semantics and consider adding a test confirming plugins remain functional when --settings is also passed.

Low

  • [security control bypass] internal/runtime/claude.go:340 — Hook scripts and hooks.json are writable by the same sandbox UID that runs the agent. No chmod/chown post-upload. A compromised agent could overwrite hook scripts to disable security controls. The comment "outside the agent-writable workspace tree" overstates the filesystem-level protection. Not a regression — the old location had the same vulnerability.

  • [scope-vs-authorization] — Issue Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358 acceptance criterion 5 requires filing a follow-up issue to assess repo-owned .claude/settings.json hooks exposure. The PR body acknowledges this but the follow-up issue does not appear to have been filed.

  • [stale-documentation] docs/guides/dev/cli-internals.md:424 — The command template does not include the new --settings flag added by this PR.

  • [stale-documentation] docs/guides/dev/cli-internals.md:401 — The bootstrap section lists security hooks as uploaded to /sandbox/workspace, but they now go to /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/.


Labels: PR modifies sandbox security hook installation (internal/security/hooks.go) and runner CLI/runtime (internal/cli/run.go, internal/runtime/)

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Medium

  • [stale-reference] internal/security/hooks.go:46 — Two stale comments remain after the path relocation: (a) the claudeSettings struct comment says "represents the .claude/settings.json structure" and (b) the GenerateClaudeSettings docstring says "produces a .claude/settings.json". Both now describe hooks.json content written to SandboxHooksSettings under the runner-owned config directory.
    Remediation: Update struct comment to "represents the hooks.json structure for Claude Code hook wiring" and the function docstring to "produces a hooks.json with security hooks..."

  • [stale-reference] internal/cli/run.go:1773 — Comment in bootstrapCommon says "Claude hook scripts live under workspace/.claude/" but this PR moves hook scripts to claude-config/hooks/ (SandboxClaudeConfig + "/hooks").
    Remediation: Update comment to reference claude-config/hooks/.

  • [scope-gap] Issue Sandbox tool hooks are never loaded: settings.json is written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude but Claude Code runs from /sandbox/workspace/<repo> #6358 acceptance criterion 3 requires an e2e/behaviour test or --debug hooks capture demonstrating hooks actually fire at runtime. The PR includes golden/unit tests for command string construction but no evidence that hooks load and execute in the sandbox.

Low

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[High] The issue acceptance criteria require "a behaviour/e2e or functional check exercises one blocking hook end-to-end under the pinned CLI." The golden tests added here verify the --settings flag appears in the command string, but they wouldn't have caught the original bug — the wiring was correct, the location was wrong. A Gherkin behaviour test under e2e/behaviour/features/ that configures a blocking hook, runs an agent, and asserts the hook fires (N > 0 in "Found N total hooks in registry") would catch this class of "silently not loaded" regression.

Hook scripts and hooks.json are writable by the agent process after installation. Since Claude Code runs with --dangerously-skip-permissions, a prompt-injected agent could overwrite hook scripts between tool invocations, disabling security controls. chmod alone doesn't help — the agent runs as the same user. The real fix is landlock-based path protection, tracked in NVIDIA/OpenShell#1268 and #6404.

[Low] internal/cli/run.go:1773 — stale comment says hook scripts live under workspace/.claude/ but they now live under claude-config/hooks/.

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/fs-fix Address the review comments: add a Gherkin behaviour test, fix the stale comments in run.go:1773, hooks.go:46, and hooks.go:61.

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- run.go:1773: update comment to reference claude-config/hooks/ instead
  of the old workspace/.claude/ path
- hooks.go:46: update claudeSettings comment to reference hooks.json
  instead of .claude/settings.json
- hooks.go:61: update GenerateClaudeSettings docstring to reference
  hooks.json instead of .claude/settings.json
- Add hooks-loaded.feature: Gherkin behaviour test that dispatches a
  custom harness, attempts to fetch a cloud metadata endpoint
  (169.254.169.254), and asserts the SSRF PreToolUse hook blocks it.
  Catches the "silently not loaded" regression class.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
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Addressed all 4 review findings: fixed 3 stale comments referencing old hook paths (.claude/settings.json, workspace/.claude/) and added a Gherkin behaviour test (hooks-loaded.feature) that verifies the SSRF PreToolUse hook fires end-to-end when hooks are loaded via --settings.

Fixed (4):

  1. stale comment in run.go:1773 (internal/cli/run.go): Updated comment from 'workspace/.claude/' to 'claude-config/hooks/' to reflect the new hook script location after this PR's path relocation
  2. stale comment in hooks.go:46 (claudeSettings struct) (internal/security/hooks.go): Updated claudeSettings struct comment from 'represents the .claude/settings.json structure' to 'represents the hooks.json structure for Claude Code hook wiring'
  3. stale comment in hooks.go:61 (GenerateClaudeSettings docstring) (internal/security/hooks.go): Updated GenerateClaudeSettings docstring from 'produces a .claude/settings.json' to 'produces a hooks.json' to reflect the new output file name
  4. missing Gherkin behaviour test for hook loading (e2e/behaviour/features/dispatch/hooks-loaded.feature): Added hooks-loaded.feature that dispatches a custom harness, attempts to fetch the cloud metadata endpoint (169.254.169.254), and asserts the SSRF PreToolUse hook blocks it. This catches the 'silently not loaded' regression class where hook wiring exists but Claude Code never reads it.

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/fs-fix Rebase onto main and fix any coverage gaps.

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🔧 Fix agent — iteration 2 (human-triggered)

Rebased branch onto origin/main (clean, no conflicts). Added 2 tests for installClaudeHooks to close the patch coverage gap — function went from 0% to 59.6% coverage. All changed lines in the diff (hooksDir, mkdirCmd format, remotePath format, Upload target) are now exercised. Pre-existing CLI test failures (TestStartFetchService, TestPostScriptEnv) confirmed present on main, not caused by this PR. internal/cli/run.go is in Codecov's ignore list.

Fixed (2):

  1. rebase onto main: Rebased branch onto origin/main. The rebase applied cleanly with no conflicts (2 commits from main: renovate/experiments-digest merge).
  2. fix coverage gaps (internal/runtime/claude_test.go): Added TestInstallClaudeHooks_HappyPath and TestInstallClaudeHooks_OpenshellNotInPath to cover the installClaudeHooks function, which had 0% coverage. The happy path test uses a stub openshell binary (matching existing Bootstrap test patterns) and exercises all changed lines (hooksDir assignment, mkdir format, remotePath format, Upload call with SandboxHooksSettings). Coverage rose from 0% to 59.6% for this function.

Tests: passed

Decision points
  • Used stub openshell pattern for installClaudeHooks test rather than refactoring to use interfaces (alternatives: Refactor sandbox.Exec/Upload to interface for testability, Test only via Bootstrap integration; rationale: Matches the existing test pattern used by TestClaudeRuntime_Bootstrap_AgentNameDest and other tests in this file. Stub openshell is the established convention for testing sandbox-dependent code.)

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fullsend-ai-coder Bot added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 20, 2026
- run.go:1773: update comment to reference claude-config/hooks/ instead
  of the old workspace/.claude/ path
- hooks.go:46: update claudeSettings comment to reference hooks.json
  instead of .claude/settings.json
- hooks.go:61: update GenerateClaudeSettings docstring to reference
  hooks.json instead of .claude/settings.json
- Add hooks-loaded.feature: Gherkin behaviour test that dispatches a
  custom harness, attempts to fetch a cloud metadata endpoint
  (169.254.169.254), and asserts the SSRF PreToolUse hook blocks it.
  Catches the "silently not loaded" regression class.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
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The installClaudeHooks function had 0% test coverage. Two new tests
exercise the happy path (stub openshell) and the error path (missing
openshell), bringing the function to ~60% coverage and ensuring the
changed hook-path and settings-path lines are covered.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
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Rename the local variable `settings` to `cfg` in GenerateHooksConfig
to avoid shadowing the type name and align with Go naming conventions
for config structs.

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🔧 Fix agent — iteration 6 (human-triggered)

Renamed local variable settings to cfg in GenerateHooksConfig and updated all references within the function. All tests pass.

Fixed (1):

  1. rename local variable settings to cfg in GenerateHooksConfig (internal/security/hooks.go): Renamed the local variable settings to cfg on line 64 and updated all 3 references within GenerateHooksConfig (lines 157, 160, 163)

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maruiz93 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
- run.go:1773: update comment to reference claude-config/hooks/ instead
  of the old workspace/.claude/ path
- hooks.go:46: update claudeSettings comment to reference hooks.json
  instead of .claude/settings.json
- hooks.go:61: update GenerateClaudeSettings docstring to reference
  hooks.json instead of .claude/settings.json
- Add hooks-loaded.feature: Gherkin behaviour test that dispatches a
  custom harness, attempts to fetch a cloud metadata endpoint
  (169.254.169.254), and asserts the SSRF PreToolUse hook blocks it.
  Catches the "silently not loaded" regression class.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
maruiz93 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
The installClaudeHooks function had 0% test coverage. Two new tests
exercise the happy path (stub openshell) and the error path (missing
openshell), bringing the function to ~60% coverage and ensuring the
changed hook-path and settings-path lines are covered.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
maruiz93 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
…rateHooksConfig

The struct and function names still referenced "claude settings" after
the output file was renamed to hooks.json. Rename to hooksConfig and
GenerateHooksConfig to match the actual artifact, and add a test covering
the hooks.json upload error path to close the codecov/patch coverage gap.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
maruiz93 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
- docs/architecture.md: update parenthetical from ".claude/settings.json"
  to "hooks.json loaded via --settings"
- docs/guides/dev/cli-internals.md: fix function name from
  buildClaudeCommand() to buildRunCommand() and add conditional
  --settings flag to the command diagram
- internal/runtime/claude.go: rename temp file pattern from
  fullsend-settings-*.json to fullsend-hooks-*.json for consistency
  with the hooksConfig/GenerateHooksConfig rename

Addresses review feedback on #6405
maruiz93 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
Rename two leftover error message strings in installClaudeHooks that still
referenced "settings" after the hooks rename: "creating temp settings file"
→ "creating temp hooks file" and "writing settings" → "writing hooks config".

Addresses review feedback on #6405
maruiz93 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 21, 2026
Rename the local variable `settings` to `cfg` in GenerateHooksConfig
to avoid shadowing the type name and align with Go naming conventions
for config structs.

Addresses review feedback on #6405
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maruiz93 force-pushed the agent/6358-hooks-settings-path branch from 5f7adc4 to 94b5251 Compare August 21, 2026 20:23
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Reviewed and validated the rebase over #6355:

  • Re-applied the fix on top of the runtime-neutral hooks refactor (SandboxHookConfig / installHookScripts / HookPlan): GenerateHooksConfig renders from HookPlan, scripts land in claude-config/hooks/, wiring in claude-config/hooks.json via --settings. Full internal test suite + make lint green.
  • Empirical verification with a branch-built CLI (fullsend run triage --debug, real OpenShell sandbox): hook_registered telemetry + 108 hook executions in claude-debug.log, vs Registered 0 hooks on pre-fix main — the fix demonstrably loads the hooks.
  • Docs reconciled with the post-#6355 matrix/contract: PreToolUse rows back to ✓, PostToolUse rows still carry #6357, ADR 0090 consequence annotated (minor cross-ref note only).
  • The earlier functional-tests failure is a flaky max_turns judge (flip-flopped across rename-only commits), not PR-caused.

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Sandbox tool hooks (Tirith, SSRF, canary, secret redaction, unicode
normalization, context suppression, tool allowlist) were silently never
loaded: the hook wiring was written to /sandbox/workspace/.claude/settings.json
but Claude Code, started from /sandbox/workspace/<repo>, only reads project
settings from <cwd>/.claude/.

- Move hook scripts to {CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR}/hooks/ and the wiring to
  {CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR}/hooks.json — runner-owned, outside the agent-writable
  workspace tree (security.SandboxHooksDir / SandboxHooksSettings).
- buildRunCommand appends --settings {hooks.json} when RunParams.
  HooksSettingsPath is set; run.go sets it when harness security is enabled.
  --settings merges with (and takes precedence over) project/local settings,
  so plugin state in {CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR}/settings.json is unaffected.
- Rename GenerateClaudeSettings -> GenerateHooksConfig (still rendered from
  HookPlan) and claudeSettings -> hooksConfig to match the new artifact.
- Add e2e behaviour scenario hooks-loaded.feature: SSRF PreToolUse hook
  blocks a metadata-endpoint fetch end-to-end, guarding the "wired but
  silently not loaded" regression class.
- Golden tests for --settings presence/absence/quoting; docs (runtimes.md
  layout + matrix + contract, cli-internals.md, architecture.md) updated;
  ADR 0090 consequence annotated as fixed.

Rebased over #6355 (runtime-neutral sandbox hooks contract) — reapplied on
top of SandboxHookConfig/installHookScripts/HookPlan. Original implementation
by the fullsend code agent in this PR's earlier history.

Verified locally with a branch-built CLI (fullsend run triage --debug):
hook_registered telemetry + 108 hook executions in claude-debug.log, versus
"Registered 0 hooks" on main before this fix.

Closes #6358

Assisted-by: Claude
Signed-off-by: Wayne Sun <gsun@redhat.com>
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Note: The following inline comments could not be posted on the diff (GitHub returned 422) and are included here instead:

  • docs/ADRs/0090-runtime-neutral-sandbox-hooks-contract.md (file-level): Line 58 · [medium] stale-reference

Stale reference to renamed GenerateClaudeSettings — the function was renamed to GenerateHooksConfig in this PR but line 58 in the ADR Decision section was not updated. The reference points to a function name that no longer exists.

Suggested fix: Change GenerateClaudeSettings to GenerateHooksConfig on line 58.

  • docs/ADRs/0090-runtime-neutral-sandbox-hooks-contract.md (file-level): Line 65 · [low] stale-reference

Stale reference to settings.json as Claude Code's hook wiring mechanism. After this PR, hooks are wired via hooks.json loaded through --settings.

Suggested fix: Update 'Claude Code: settings.json' to 'Claude Code: hooks.json (via --settings)' on line 65.

  • internal/security/hooks.go:54: [low] sandbox-escape

Hook scripts and hooks.json at /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ are writable by the same sandbox user that runs the agent. A prompt-injected agent could theoretically overwrite its own security hooks. Hooks are defense-in-depth; the primary boundary is the OpenShell sandbox + L7 egress policy.

Suggested fix: Consider making hook files and directory read-only (chmod 444/chmod 555) after bootstrap.

  • docs/runtimes.md:60: [low] sandbox-escape

Pre-existing exposure: Claude Code still auto-loads a target repo's own .claude/settings.json hooks from cwd. The PR explicitly documents this as a separate concern. Not introduced by this PR.

Suggested fix: File a follow-up to assess whether repo-owned hooks should be removed or overwritten during bootstrap.

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Retro: PR #6405fix(#6358): load sandbox hook settings via --settings flag

Agents repo: fullsend-ai/agents (code agent pinned to d56f413, review agent pinned to 044cfca)

Timeline

This agent-authored PR fixed a security-critical bug where sandbox tool hooks (SSRF, canary, secret redaction, etc.) were silently never loaded in production runs due to a path mismatch. The core fix — moving hooks to /sandbox/claude-config/hooks/ and passing --settings to the CLI — was correct in the initial commit. However, the PR took 34.5 hours to merge (2026-08-20T10:55 → 2026-08-21T21:29) across 6 fix iterations, 7 review agent rounds, and 8 human /fs-fix commands.

Key sequence:

  1. Code agent created PR with correct core fix + unit tests (2026-08-20T10:55)
  2. Human reviewer (maruiz93) requested changes: missing Gherkin e2e test, stale doc comments (2026-08-20T11:48)
  3. Fix iteration 1 succeeded: added e2e test + fixed comments (2026-08-20T12:05)
  4. Fix iteration 2 succeeded: rebased + coverage fixes (2026-08-20T13:59)
  5. Fix iteration 3 failed 5 consecutive times (2026-08-20T15:52 → 2026-08-21T07:38) due to Signed-off-by trailer rejection, finally succeeded on 6th attempt (2026-08-21T08:55)
  6. Fix iterations 4-6: minor naming/doc consistency fixes (2026-08-21T10:34 → 17:18)
  7. Human approvals (maruiz93 at 10:59, waynesun09 at 20:40 with empirical CLI validation)
  8. Merged via merge queue (2026-08-21T21:29)

Findings and evidence for existing issues

All major inefficiencies observed on this PR are already tracked by open issues. This retro provides additional impact evidence.

1. Signed-off-by trailer rejection after rebase — 5 consecutive failures, ~17h wall-clock delay

  • Tracked by: fullsend-ai/agents#318 (SCAN_RANGE must use merge-base after rebase), fullsend-ai/agents#552 (fix agent definition should prohibit git commit -s), #5419 (post-script commit-range checks should be audited for rebase safety)
  • Evidence: The human issued 5 identical /fs-fix commands between 2026-08-20T15:39 and 2026-08-21T08:53 before the fix agent successfully committed without triggering the trailer check. The SCAN_RANGE (PRE_AGENT_HEAD..HEAD) after rebase included upstream human commits with legitimate Signed-off-by trailers, causing false positives.

2. Review agent re-raised the same security finding 6+ times despite human acknowledgment

  • Tracked by: #1013 (dedup findings across iterations), #5139 (same-commit dedup), #1583 (recognize human-resolved findings)
  • Evidence: The review agent flagged the [medium] security-hook-bypass concern (repo-owned hooks alongside runner hooks) in every review round across 7 cycles. The human acknowledged it as pre-existing and tracked in Replace sandbox.Upload()/SafeDownload() with driver_config bind mounts #6404 each time. The agent never incorporated this context.

3. Review agent could not load prior review context due to app identity mismatch

4. Code agent omitted e2e regression test for a runtime path bug

  • Tracked by: fullsend-ai/agents#913 (code-implementation skill should add explicit regression-test guidance for bug-fix PRs)
  • Evidence: The code agent wrote unit tests verifying --settings flag string construction but did not write an e2e/Gherkin test verifying hooks are actually loaded at runtime. The human reviewer (maruiz93) flagged this as [High]: golden tests "wouldn't have caught the original bug." The repo's own go-code.md requires e2e tests when changes touch internal/cli/, which this PR does.

5. Review agent 422 errors on inline comments for out-of-diff lines

  • Tracked by: #6039 (investigate 100% inline comment posting failure), fix in progress via PR #6001
  • Evidence: 4 inline findings on one review round failed to post with 422 errors (lines outside diff hunks). The fallback mechanism (embedding in review body) worked correctly — no findings were lost. Low impact.

What went well

  • Core fix was correct on first attempt. The code agent identified the root cause (path mismatch between hook installation and CLI working directory) and implemented the right fix pattern (--settings flag) without iteration.
  • Human reviewer (waynesun09) performed thorough empirical validation — built CLI from branch, ran fullsend run triage --debug, confirmed 108 hook executions vs 0 on pre-fix main. This level of verification is appropriate for a security-critical change.
  • Review agent caught real issues — stale doc comments, naming inconsistencies, and the security concern about repo-owned hooks were all valid findings that led to code improvements.
  • Codecov integration worked — 81.25% patch coverage met the 80% threshold, and coverage gaps drove meaningful test additions.

No new proposals

All identified improvement opportunities are covered by existing open issues. The highest-impact existing issue for this workflow is #5550 (priority/high, ready-to-code) — fixing the review bot identity matching would restore prior-review context loading, which is a prerequisite for effective review dedup (#1013) and would have prevented the 6+ repeated security findings on this PR.

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