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37 changes: 25 additions & 12 deletions src/core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts
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return process.env.ROO_CLI_RUNTIME === "1" ? 0 : requestedAgentTimeout
}

async function commandWorkingDirectoryError(workingDirectory: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
try {
await fs.access(workingDirectory)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Validate that the path is a directory.

fs.access() succeeds for accessible files and directories. If cwd names an existing file, this helper returns success and DCG or terminal startup fails later instead of returning the intended working-directory error. (nodejs.org)

Use fs.stat() and require isDirectory() before returning success. Preserve the access check if required. Add regression coverage for an existing file used as cwd.

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In `@src/core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts` at line 81, Update the
working-directory validation around fs.access in ExecuteCommandTool so it also
calls fs.stat and requires stat.isDirectory() before succeeding; preserve the
existing accessibility check and return the intended working-directory error for
existing files. Add regression coverage for an existing file supplied as cwd,
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return undefined
} catch {
return `Working directory '${workingDirectory}' does not exist.`
}
}

// Fire-and-forget: some call sites are synchronous terminal callbacks that cannot await,
// and postMessageToWebview swallows its own errors, so void is enough.
function postCommandExecutionStatus(provider: ClineProvider | undefined, status: CommandExecutionStatus): void {
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pushToolResult(formatResponse.toolError(parseError.message))
return
}

const provider = await task.providerRef.deref()
let dcgBlocked = false
if (provider?.contextProxy.getValue("destructiveCommandGuardEnabled") === true) {
const workingDirectory = customCwd
? path.isAbsolute(customCwd)
? customCwd
: path.resolve(task.cwd, customCwd)
: task.cwd
const workingDirectoryError = await commandWorkingDirectoryError(workingDirectory)
if (workingDirectoryError) {
task.didToolFailInCurrentTurn = true

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pushToolResult(workingDirectoryError)
return
}
const { ensureDcgInstalled, runDcg } = await import("../../services/destructive-command-guard")
// Resolve through the managed installer on use so an extension update
// automatically installs the newly pinned and verified DCG version.
const binaryPath = await ensureDcgInstalled(provider.context.globalStorageUri.fsPath)
if (!binaryPath) {
throw new Error(t("common:errors.destructiveCommandGuard.unavailable"))
}
const workingDirectory = customCwd
? path.isAbsolute(customCwd)
? customCwd
: path.resolve(task.cwd, customCwd)
: task.cwd
// Use the same validated directory as terminal execution. A missing cwd
// also surfaces as spawn ENOENT and can be mistaken for a missing binary.
const dcgResult = await runDcg(binaryPath, canonicalCommand, workingDirectory)
dcgBlocked = dcgResult.decision === "deny"
if (dcgResult.decision === "deny") {
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// Convert milliseconds back to seconds for display purposes.
const commandExecutionTimeoutSeconds = commandExecutionTimeout / 1000
let workingDir: string

if (!customCwd) {
workingDir = task.cwd
} else if (path.isAbsolute(customCwd)) {
workingDir = customCwd
} else {
workingDir = path.resolve(task.cwd, customCwd)
}

try {
await fs.access(workingDir)
} catch (error) {
return [false, `Working directory '${workingDir}' does not exist.`]
const workingDirectoryError = await commandWorkingDirectoryError(workingDir)
if (workingDirectoryError) {

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return [false, workingDirectoryError]

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let runInBackground = false
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23 changes: 23 additions & 0 deletions src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommandTool.spec.ts
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// npx vitest run src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommandTool.spec.ts

import type { ToolUsage } from "@roo-code/types"
import fs from "fs/promises"
import * as vscode from "vscode"

import { Task } from "../../task/Task"
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expect(mockRunDcg).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/storage/dcg", "echo test", "/test/workspace")
})

it("rejects a missing working directory before starting DCG", async () => {
const provider = await mockCline.providerRef.deref()
provider.context = { globalStorageUri: { fsPath: "/test/storage" } }
provider.contextProxy.getValue.mockReturnValue(true)
mockToolUse.params.cwd = "/missing/remote/workspace"
mockToolUse.nativeArgs = { command: "echo test", cwd: "/missing/remote/workspace" }
vi.mocked(fs.access).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("ENOENT"))

await executeCommandTool.handle(mockCline as unknown as Task, mockToolUse, {
askApproval: mockAskApproval as unknown as AskApproval,
handleError: mockHandleError as unknown as HandleError,
pushToolResult: mockPushToolResult as unknown as PushToolResult,
})

expect(mockPushToolResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Working directory '/missing/remote/workspace' does not exist.",
)
expect(mockEnsureDcgInstalled).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
expect(mockRunDcg).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
expect(mockAskApproval).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
})

it("fails closed when the DCG install or update fails", async () => {
const provider = await mockCline.providerRef.deref()
provider.context = { globalStorageUri: { fsPath: "/test/storage" } }
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions src/services/destructive-command-guard/__tests__/runner.spec.ts
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Expand Up @@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ describe("runDcg", () => {
const result = runDcg("/dcg", "echo test", "/workspace")
child.emit("error", new Error("ENOENT"))

await expect(result).rejects.toThrow("Unable to start DCG: ENOENT")
expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("[DCG]", "Unable to start DCG: ENOENT")
const message = "Unable to start DCG executable '/dcg' in working directory '/workspace': ENOENT"
await expect(result).rejects.toThrow(message)
expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("[DCG]", message)
})

it("rejects excessive output and kills the process", async () => {
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion src/services/destructive-command-guard/runner.ts
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const timer = setTimeout(() => fail(new Error("DCG evaluation timed out")), DCG_RUN_TIMEOUT_MS)
child.stdout?.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => (stdout = appendOutputOrFail(stdout, chunk)))
child.stderr?.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => (stderr = appendOutputOrFail(stderr, chunk)))
child.on("error", (error) => fail(new Error(`Unable to start DCG: ${error.message}`)))
child.on("error", (error) =>
fail(
new Error(
`Unable to start DCG executable '${binaryPath}' in working directory '${cwd}': ${error.message}`,
),
),
)
child.on("close", (code, signal) => {
if (settled) return
if (signal || (code !== 0 && code !== 1)) {
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