shell
v0.8.0Unix shell + filesystem worker — exec with denylist/timeout/output caps and background jobs; fs::ls|stat|mkdir|rm|chmod|mv|grep|sed|read|write with host jail, denylist, size caps, and sandbox-target forwarding
- macOS: arm64 · x64
- Linux: arm64 · armv7 · x64
exact versions are immutable; binary and bundle artifacts are digest-pinned.
full markdown
/workers/shell.md?version=0.8.0. paste it into an llm prompt or pipe it through curl from a worker.install
configuration
- code:
default_exclude_globs:
- **/.git/**
- **/node_modules/**
- **/target/**
- **/dist/**
- **/.venv/**
- **/__pycache__/**
non_accessible_globs:
- **/.env
- **/.env.*
- **/*.pem
- **/*.key
- **/secrets/**
default_timeout_ms: 30000
denylist_patterns:
- rm\s+-rf\s+/
- :\(\)\s*\{\s*:\|
- (?i)^(?:(?:\S*/)?env(?:\s+\S+=\S*)*\s+|(?:\S*/)?(?:sudo|doas|nohup)\s+|(?:\S*/)?timeout(?:\s+\S+)?\s+)*(\S*/)?mkfs
- (?i)^(?:(?:\S*/)?env(?:\s+\S+=\S*)*\s+|(?:\S*/)?(?:sudo|doas|nohup)\s+|(?:\S*/)?timeout(?:\s+\S+)?\s+)*(\S*/)?dd\s+if=
- (?i)^(?:(?:\S*/)?env(?:\s+\S+=\S*)*\s+|(?:\S*/)?(?:sudo|doas|nohup)\s+|(?:\S*/)?timeout(?:\s+\S+)?\s+)*(\S*/)?shutdown\b
- (?i)^(?:(?:\S*/)?env(?:\s+\S+=\S*)*\s+|(?:\S*/)?(?:sudo|doas|nohup)\s+|(?:\S*/)?timeout(?:\s+\S+)?\s+)*(\S*/)?reboot\b
- /etc/shadow
env:
allow:
- PATH
- HOME
- LANG
- LC_ALL
- TERM
inherit: true
fs:
allow_unjailed: true
denylist_paths:
- /etc/passwd
- /etc/shadow
host_roots:
max_read_bytes: 16777216
max_write_bytes: 16777216
job_retention_secs: 3600
max_bg_timeout_ms: 0
max_concurrent_jobs: 16
max_output_bytes: 1048576
max_timeout_ms: 120000
sandbox:
enabled: true
working_dir: nulldependencies
readme
shell
Run Unix commands, background jobs, and structured filesystem operations from the iii engine, on the host or forwarded into a sandbox microVM.
Install
iii worker add shellSandbox-targeted execution and shell::fs::* forwarding need the iii-sandbox worker; iii worker add shell does not pull it in. To surface shell::* to LLM agents, pair with iii-directory:
iii worker add iii-sandbox
iii worker add iii-directorySkills
Install the shell agent skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and 30+ other agents:
npx skills add iii-hq/workers --skill shellBrowse or install every worker skill at once:
npx skills add iii-hq/workers --list
npx skills add iii-hq/workers --allRunning
The binary needs no required environment variables — it boots against a local engine with pure defaults. The full operator surface:
| Knob | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
--url / III_URL env var |
ws://127.0.0.1:49134 |
WebSocket URL of the iii engine. The CLI flag wins over the env var. |
--config |
./config.yaml |
Seed config sent as initial_value on FIRST registration only; the stored value wins afterwards (see Configure). |
--version |
— | Print the worker version (also registered with the engine as worker metadata). |
RUST_LOG env var |
info |
Log filter (tracing EnvFilter syntax, e.g. RUST_LOG=shell=debug,info). |
If the engine is unreachable at boot, a pre-connect probe (run detached, so it
never delays startup) logs one ERROR ("engine unreachable at
A --config seed file that exists but fails to parse (for example, one still
carrying 0.6.x keys) aborts boot rather than silently falling back to the
permissive built-in default — see Upgrading to 0.7.0. A
genuinely missing file still falls through gracefully to the stored value or
the built-in zero-config default.
Configure
Settings are managed through the central configuration worker. On boot, the shell worker registers its schema (id shell) and fetches the live value over RPC — that live value is the authoritative config, not a local file. The optional --config flag (default ./config.yaml) provides the initial_value sent on first registration only; once registered, subsequent boots pull the stored value from the configuration worker. When the config changes, the worker hot-reloads the security policy and fs backend automatically (see Hot-reload).
The worker refuses to start unless fs.host_roots is set, or fs.allow_unjailed: true is explicitly opted in, because an unset root exposes the whole host filesystem behind only the advisory denylist.
By default, mkdir/chmod/write reject modes carrying setuid/setgid/sticky bits (the top octal digit, e.g. 4755) with S210, since they are a privilege-escalation primitive when the worker runs as root. Set fs.allow_special_bits: true only if your workload genuinely needs them.
max_timeout_ms: 120000 # foreground exec hard cap; per-call timeout_ms is clamped to this
max_bg_timeout_ms: 0 # host bg job hard cap in ms; 0 = unbounded (foreground uses max_timeout_ms)
default_timeout_ms: 30000 # applied when the caller omits timeout_ms (code default 10000)
max_output_bytes: 1048576 # 1 MiB; stdout/stderr past this set *_truncated
env:
inherit: true # forward the worker's env to children; per-call dangerous keys still blocked
allow: [PATH, HOME, LANG, LC_ALL, TERM] # forwarded when inherit is false; has no effect on per-call `env` (deny-only — dangerous keys never settable)
# Command policy is deny-only: allow/ask policy lives in the approval-gate.
# denylist_patterns are advisory regex over argv.join(" "), a tripwire for
# catastrophic mistakes only, NOT a security boundary. Command-shaped
# patterns are anchored to argv[0] (tolerating a sudo/doas/nohup/env/timeout
# wrapper) so `grep -rn shutdown src/` is not rejected but `sudo shutdown -h
# now` still is; argument-shaped ones (rm -rf /) stay unanchored. See the
# shipped config.yaml for the full patterns.
denylist_patterns:
- "rm\\s+-rf\\s+/"
- "^(\\S*/)?mkfs"
- "^(\\S*/)?dd\\s+if="
max_concurrent_jobs: 16 # exec_bg past this is rejected
job_retention_secs: 3600 # finished jobs pruned after this
fs:
host_roots: [] # jail roots for shell::fs::*/cwd; empty = unjailed (the shipped default); first entry = primary
allow_unjailed: true # explicit opt-in to running with no jail root (required whenever host_roots is empty)
max_read_bytes: 16777216 # 0 = unlimited (reads stream; cap bounds caller cost)
max_write_bytes: 16777216 # 0 = unlimited
denylist_paths: [/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow] # primary protection while unjailed; defense in depth once you set host_roots
allow_special_bits: false # permit setuid/setgid/sticky bits in mode (default false)
sandbox:
enabled: true # false -> every target: sandbox call returns S210Zero-config default
With no --config file and no value stored in the configuration worker, the worker seeds a built-in default on first registration — so it boots with nothing configured (database-style). That built-in default is the shipped config.yaml: unjailed (fs.allow_unjailed: true, empty host_roots), env forwarded, deny-only exec with a catastrophic-only denylist (kept in sync by a unit test). Unjailed means shell::fs::* and shell::exec's per-call cwd operate against the real filesystem, confined only by fs.denylist_paths — matching shell::exec itself, which has never been confinement-based. coder::* is the one exception: it falls back to its own default roots (engine workspace cwd + /tmp) whenever fs.host_roots is empty, so it stays reasonably scoped even under the zero-config default. Set fs.host_roots if you want shell::fs::*/cwd jailed too. If the stored value is later nulled, the worker does not silently fall back to this seed: boot fails closed and a hot-reload keeps the last-good config. A config that is present but leaves fs.host_roots unset (without fs.allow_unjailed: true) also fails closed — the failure mode only disappears once you explicitly opt in, one way or another.
Host shell::exec is not a security boundary: any interpreter (sh, node, python3) can construct a denylisted token at runtime and bypass the regex. Run untrusted input with target: { kind: "sandbox", sandbox_id }, which forwards through the iii-sandbox microVM. The denylist still applies on top of either backend.
Per-call cwd, env, and stdin (host target)
shell::exec and shell::exec_bg each accept optional fields so an agent can scope a single command to a directory, set specific env values, and feed it standard input without wrapping everything in sh -lc (which would blur what the argv actually was):
cwd(string): the working directory for this one call. It is confined to the fs jail exactly likeshell::fs::*paths — jail-relative whenfs.host_rootsis set (else absolute), canonicalized, and required to resolve inside a jail root and missdenylist_paths. Acwdthat escapes the jail returnsS215; one that doesn't exist or isn't a directory returnsS211/S210. Omit it to use the configuredworking_dir(unchanged default).env(object of string→string): per-call environment values. Deny-only, like the exec/fs command policy: a key may be set to any value except an exec-hijacking key —PATH,IFS,HOME, everyLD_*/DYLD_*variant, and other loader/lookup-path and interpreter startup-file keys (GCONV_PATH,BASH_ENV,ENV,PYTHONSTARTUP,PERL5OPT,RUBYOPT,NODE_OPTIONS, …), which are rejected unconditionally.env.allowplays no role in this gate at all — that list's only job is which vars get forwarded from the worker's own environment whenenv.inheritis false (see Configure); it has nothing to do with what a per-call override may set. Supplying a dangerous key rejects the whole call withS210(the offending key is named); the env is never silently dropped. A per-call value overrides the value that would otherwise be forwarded for that key. So an agent can doNODE_ENV=testfreely, but can never injectPATH,HOME, orLD_PRELOAD.stdin(string): written to the program's standard input, which is then closed (EOF). Use it to feedtee,patch,cat, or any stdin filter instead of a shell heredoc. Omit it and stdin is/dev/null.
All three fields are host-only. The sandbox::exec protocol does not forward cwd/env/stdin, so a sandbox-targeted call that supplies any of them is rejected with S210 rather than silently ignoring it. Omit them and behaviour is identical to prior versions.
Quick start
npm install iii-sdkimport { registerWorker } from 'iii-sdk'
const iii = registerWorker(process.env.III_URL ?? 'ws://127.0.0.1:49134')
const result = await iii.trigger({
function_id: 'shell::exec',
payload: { command: 'echo', args: ['hello'] },
})
console.log(result)The example runs on the host. The same payload retargets at a microVM with target: { kind: 'sandbox', sandbox_id: '. The other entry points are shell::exec_bg, shell::status, shell::kill, shell::list, shell::config-status, plus the shell::fs::* family (ls, stat, read, write, grep, sed, mkdir, rm, chmod, mv).
Functions
| Function | Purpose |
|---|---|
shell::exec |
Run a command in the foreground; returns stdout, stderr, exit code, and timing. Blocks until exit or timeout. Accepts optional host-only cwd (confined to fs.host_roots when set, else absolute), env (deny-only, gated by a dangerous-key denylist), and stdin (string piped to the program's stdin, then EOF) — see Per-call cwd, env, and stdin. |
shell::exec_bg |
Spawn a command as a background job; returns { job_id, argv } immediately. Host-targeted jobs run until they exit or shell::kill terminates them — unbounded by default, and capped only when the operator sets a positive max_bg_timeout_ms (default 0 = unbounded), after which a runaway job is killed and its status becomes killed. Sandbox jobs honor timeout_ms. Same optional host-only cwd/env/stdin as shell::exec. |
shell::status |
Fetch one job's full record: state, exit code, and captured stdout/stderr. A missing id — one that never existed or aged out past job_retention_secs — returns an S211 ("no such job") error. |
shell::list |
Enumerate current jobs as lightweight summaries; argv, stdout, and stderr are redacted. |
shell::kill |
Terminate a running background job by job_id. Sandbox jobs cannot be hard-killed: the record flips to killed but the in-VM process runs until its timeout_ms (or sandbox::stop). |
shell::config-status |
(operator/automation only — not agent-callable) Report the last hot-reload outcome: last_outcome (applied/rejected), last_error, and rejected_reloads (count since boot). A rejected outcome or non-zero count means a stored config was refused and shell is enforcing an older policy than the central store. Takes no arguments. |
shell::fs::ls |
List a directory's entries with structured metadata. |
shell::fs::stat |
Read one path's metadata (size, mode, symlink flag). |
shell::fs::mkdir |
Create a directory, optionally with missing parents. Returns { created, path, already_existed }. |
shell::fs::rm |
Remove a file or directory, optionally recursive. Returns { removed, path, was_present }. |
shell::fs::chmod |
Change a path's mode, and optionally its uid/gid. Returns { entries_changed, path, recursive }. (Breaking: field renamed from updated to entries_changed.) |
shell::fs::mv |
Rename or move one path within the jail. Returns { moved, src, dst, overwrote }. |
shell::fs::grep |
Recursive regex search across a tree; returns structured matches. Keys are singular include_glob/exclude_glob; the case flag is ignore_case. |
shell::fs::sed |
Regex find-and-replace across one file or many. |
shell::fs::write |
Write a file. Simplest form passes inline string content (host target only): { path, content: "file text" }, with mode (octal, default "0644") and parents: true to create parents. A ContentRef object in content instead streams large/staged payloads through an SDK channel (temp file + atomic rename) and is required for sandbox targets — an inline string on a sandbox target returns S210. Batch form: pass files: [{ path, content, mode?, parents? }, ...] (host, inline per file) to write several files in one call; the response then carries per-file files: [{ path, bytes_written }]. A single-file write leaves files empty and returns { bytes_written, path }. Supplying both single path/content and files returns S210. |
shell::fs::read |
Stream a file's bytes out through an SDK channel. For an inline read on the web surface, use the harness::fs::read_inline wrapper instead. |
Every shell::fs::* call accepts the same optional target as exec, so host and sandbox share one wire shape.
Code surface (coder::*)
The shell worker also serves the coder::* code-file functions (the former
standalone coder worker, folded in). They are agent-ergonomic, structured
file operations that share shell::fs::*'s jail when fs.host_roots is
set. When it's empty (the shipped default — see
Zero-config default), the two surfaces diverge:
shell::fs::* becomes fully unjailed, but coder::* falls back to its own
default roots (engine workspace cwd + /tmp) instead — it never runs
fully unjailed, regardless of fs.allow_unjailed.
| Function | Purpose |
|---|---|
coder::info |
Discover the jail: roots, caps, response budgets, exclude/non-accessible globs. Call first. |
coder::read-file |
Windowed reads (line_from/line_to), stat probe, byte-budgeted full reads, and multi-file batch reads. |
coder::search |
Literal/regex content + path search with context lines, bounded by match/byte budgets. |
coder::list-folder |
Paginated single-folder listing. |
coder::tree |
Recursive depth- and per-folder-bounded directory snapshot. |
coder::create-file / coder::update-file / coder::delete-file / coder::move |
Batched create, line/regex edits, delete, and atomic rename/move. |
Roots come from fs.host_roots (with the cwd+/tmp fallback noted above);
protection globs come from code.non_accessible_globs in the shipped
config.yaml's code: block — the same list shell::fs::* enforces.
coder::* returns its own C2xx codes, distinct from shell::*'s S2xx:
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
C210 |
Malformed input: bad payload, illegal line numbers, overlapping ops. |
C211 |
Path not found, or matched non_accessible_globs — deliberately the same code for both, so a caller can't probe for a denied file's existence by toggling the glob. |
C213 |
File exceeds max_read_bytes/max_write_bytes. |
C215 |
Path escapes every allowed root, lexically or through a symlink. |
C216 |
Underlying I/O error. |
C217 |
create-file saw an existing file and overwrite=false. |
C218 |
Path resolves inside a configured root but outside the per-call scope_root the session is scoped to. |
No separate install: iii worker add shell brings the whole surface.
Hot-reload
When the configuration worker pushes an updated config, the shell worker swaps in the new security policy and fs backend atomically. A few things to know:
- Each call executes against one consistent runtime snapshot; there is no mid-call config change.
- Already-running background jobs are not retroactively re-checked when the policy tightens — they continue under the policy that was active when they were spawned.
- A reload that widens the jail (for example, clearing
host_roots) succeeds but is logged as a privilege change. - If the incoming config is invalid or unsafe, the worker keeps the last-good runtime and logs an error. The rejection is also surfaced through
shell::config-status(arejectedoutcome with a non-zerorejected_reloadscount), so the divergence between the central store and the policy shell is actually enforcing is detectable instead of silent. Rejections are kept last-good and not retried (re-fetching returns the same bad value), so they will not retry-storm. - At boot the reconcile against the configuration worker is fail-closed: the worker refuses to start (and exposes no functions) if it cannot confirm the authoritative config, so it never serves a possibly stale security policy.
Errors
Returned error bodies carry a stable code field. Denylist rejections come back as a plain message (command matches denylist: ) rather than an S-code.
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
S200 |
In-VM execution failure on a sandbox target. |
S210 |
Invalid request: non-absolute path, empty command or pattern, bad octal mode, malformed payload, sandbox.enabled: false on a sandbox-targeted call, a cwd that is not a directory, an env key in the dangerous-key denylist, cwd/env/stdin supplied on a sandbox target (host-only), an inline string content on a sandbox-targeted shell::fs::write, or both single path/content and files on shell::fs::write. |
S211 |
Path not found (including a cwd that does not exist). |
S212 |
Wrong file type for the operation (for example, a file where a directory was expected). |
S213 |
Path already exists. |
S214 |
Directory not empty (non-recursive rm). |
S215 |
Path (or a per-call cwd) escapes the fs.host_roots jail, hits fs.denylist_paths, or permission denied. |
S216 |
Generic shell-internal failure: host spawn error, channel error, or a bad engine response. |
S217 |
Invalid regex passed to grep/sed. |
S218 |
fs.max_read_bytes / fs.max_write_bytes cap exceeded. |
S300 |
Sandbox VM boot failed (needs a virtualization host: Apple Silicon or /dev/kvm). |
Sandbox-forwarded fs::*/exec errors can also surface engine codes verbatim instead of collapsing to S216: S001–S004 (sandbox lifecycle), S100–S102 (image/VM/resource), S300, and S400. Branch on the specific code where relevant; only an unrecognized engine code falls back to S216.
Upgrading to 0.8.0
BREAKING:
allowlistremoved. The command allowlist is gone — the shell is deny-only now (see Configure); allow/ask policy lives entirely in the approval-gate. Any stored config still carrying the key, including the inertallowlist: []written by older seeds, fails closed at boot with a migration hint. Rewrite the stored value to drop it:import { registerWorker } from 'iii-sdk' const iii = registerWorker(process.env.III_URL ?? 'ws://127.0.0.1:49134') const { value } = await iii.trigger({ function_id: 'configuration::get', payload: { id: 'shell' } }) delete value.allowlist await iii.trigger({ function_id: 'configuration::set', payload: { id: 'shell', value } })If you seed from a
--configfile instead, just delete theallowlist: []line.BREAKING (fresh installs only): the fs jail is unjailed by default. The shipped
config.yamlnow setsfs.allow_unjailed: truewith emptyfs.host_roots—shell::fs::*andshell::exec's per-callcwdoperate against the real filesystem by default (see Zero-config default). This only affects a genuinely fresh install or a config that gets nulled — an existing deployment with an explicitfs.host_rootsalready in its stored config is unaffected; the stored value always wins over the seed. To keep the old jailed-to-/tmpbehavior, set it explicitly:fs: host_roots: [/tmp]The per-call
envoverride is deny-only.env.allowno longer gates which keysshell::exec/exec_bg's per-callenvmay set — only the hardcoded dangerous-key list does (see Per-callcwd,env, andstdin). This is a pure widening: nothing that worked before now fails, and no stored config needs a rewrite.env.allowkeeps its other job (forwarding whenenv.inheritis false) unchanged.
Upgrading to 0.7.0
BREAKING: env config keys renamed and nested. The top-level
inherit_envandallowed_envkeys are replaced by oneenvblock — no legacy aliases:# 0.6.x # 0.7.0 inherit_env: true env: allowed_env: [PATH, HOME, LANG] inherit: true allow: [PATH, HOME, LANG]The old keys are rejected at parse with a migration hint ("config keys removed in 0.7.0:
inherit_env->env.inherit..."), because serde would otherwise ignore them silently and boot with env forwarding OFF. A stored configuration value still carrying the old keys makes the worker fail closed at boot; rewrite it viaconfiguration::set(idshell) with the nested shape. Sequencing matters: update the binary FIRST, then the stored value — writing the new shape while 0.6.x is still running makes the old worker hot-reload it, ignore the unknownenvblock, and silently stop forwarding env until restart. A half-migration (nesting the OLD key names under the new block, e.g.env: { inherit_env: true }) is also rejected —envdenies unknown fields — rather than silently falling back to the wider defaultallowlist. A--configseed file carrying any of these removed keys now aborts boot rather than warning and falling back to the permissive built-in seed; only a genuinely missing seed file falls through gracefully.BREAKING:
fs.host_root(single-root alias) removed. The 0.6.x one-entry alias for the jail root is rejected at parse with a migration hint ("config key removed in 0.7.0:fs.host_root->fs.host_roots(one-entry list)"). Replace it with the list form:# 0.6.x # 0.7.0 fs: fs: host_root: /srv/app host_roots: [/srv/app]Same fail-closed rationale as the env keys: serde would otherwise ignore the stale key and the worker would see no jail configured at all.
BREAKING:
code.base_path/code.base_pathsremoved from the schema and REJECTED at parse. They were inert even before removal — the code resolver has taken its roots fromfs.host_rootssince the coder merge — but this is a hard migration: "never had an effect" is not an exception. A stored value still carrying either fails closed with a hint naming both keys, same as every other removed key. Set the jail once viafs.host_roots.The one-shot coder→shell config migration is removed. 0.7.0 no longer folds a legacy standalone-
coderconfiguration entry into theshellvalue at boot, and the hiddenmigrated_from_codermarker field is REJECTED at parse rather than silently tolerated. Boot also no longer probesconfiguration::getfor thecoderentry, so the "configuration 'coder' not found" WARN retries at startup are gone. Two distinct upgrade scenarios:- An install that ALREADY has a
shellentry (it went through the fold under 0.6.x, so the entry carriesmigrated_from_coder: true) now fails closed at 0.7.0 boot with a migration hint, instead of silently parsing past the marker. - An install with ONLY a standalone
coderentry and NOshellentry at all has nothing to reject — it still boots 0.7.0 with the generic permissive/tmpdev seed forshell, silently, because there is no storedshellvalue to fail closed on. The oldcoderroots and protected globs are NOT carried over. Boot 0.6.x once first (it performs the migration and writes theshellentry) before upgrading to 0.7.0 to avoid this.
- An install that ALREADY has a
--versionadded, and--url/III_URLandRUST_LOGare now documented (see Running).Unreachable-engine boot is loud: one ERROR naming the host/port and the fix hint, instead of only the SDK's silent retry WARNs. The probe runs detached so it never delays boot.
Every config field now carries a schema description, so the console configuration UI documents each knob inline.
Command-shaped denylist patterns tolerate a wrapper prefix (
sudo/doas/nohup/env/timeout [duration], optionally path-qualified):sudo shutdown -h nowtrips the tripwire again.
Upgrading to 0.4.0
0.4.0 is a breaking release. Migrating from 0.3.x:
shell::fs::chmodresponse field renamedupdated→entries_changed; readentries_changed. Inbound legacy{ updated }from an older engine still deserializes (serde alias), but new consumers should readentries_changed.mkdir/rm/mvgained structured fields (path/already_existed,path/was_present,src/dst/overwrote) alongside the original boolean. Additive: existing readers ofcreated/removed/movedkeep working.- Configuration moved to the central
configurationworker (database-style) with hot-reload.--configis now a first-boot seed only; the live value from the configuration worker wins once an entry exists.--manifestwas removed (the interface is collected live). - New read-only
shell::config-statusreports the last hot-reload outcome. Operator/automation only; it is denied to agents. - Error envelope: the S-code is now the top-level wire
code. Every S-coded failure returns{ "code": "S211", "message": "no such job: ..." }with the S-code as the top-levelcode. Previously the code was buried — handlers returned the{code,message}JSON stringified intomessageunder the genericinvocation_failedcode. Consumers that branched oncode == "invocation_failed"or parsed the embedded JSON out of the message must update to readerror.codedirectly. - Host background jobs are unbounded by default. A host-targeted
shell::exec_bgjob runs until it exits orshell::killterminates it — long installs, builds, dev-servers, and tails are not killed. To force-kill a runaway host bg job, set a positivemax_bg_timeout_ms(new operator config field, default0= unbounded; separate frommax_timeout_ms, which bounds foregroundshell::exec); a job that exceeds it is killed and its status becomeskilled. Sandbox jobs still honortimeout_ms. - Per-call
envdenylist broadened. The always-rejected key set now includesHOMEand loader/lookup-path keys (LD_*,DYLD_*,GCONV_PATH, …) and interpreter/shell startup-file keys (BASH_ENV,ENV,PYTHONSTARTUP,PERL5OPT,RUBYOPT,NODE_OPTIONS). These are rejected even if listed inallowed_env.LD_*/DYLD_*are matched by family prefix, so a loader variable not in the explicit list is still rejected. Note thatHOMEis in the defaultallowed_envfor the worker's own forwarded env but is not settable per-call. - Sandbox-forwarded fs/exec errors can now surface engine S-codes that 0.3.7 collapsed to
S216— e.g.S001–S004(lifecycle),S100–S102(image/VM),S300, andS400. Branch on the specific code where relevant.
Troubleshooting
fs.host_roots is empty ... refusing to start unjailed: setfs.host_rootsto at least one directory, or setfs.allow_unjailed: true.S215 path escapes the fs jail rootson a path inside the jail: a symlink in the path resolves outside the jail. Resolve it yourself, or move the target inside a jail root.S300on a sandbox target: the host cannot boot microVMs. Sandbox execution requires Apple Silicon or/dev/kvm.- Worker never connects: the engine is not running or not bound on the configured
--url. Start the engine first; the default WebSocket port is 49134. config keys removed in 0.7.0: ...at boot or on reload: the seed file or the stored configuration value still uses the 0.6.xinherit_env/allowed_envkeys (nest them underenv:asinherit/allow) or the single-rootfs.host_rootalias (usefs.host_roots: [) — see Upgrading to 0.7.0.] `allowlist` (removed in 0.8.0, no replacement)at boot or on reload: the seed file or the stored configuration value still carries the removedallowlistkey (even an emptyallowlist: []trips this) — see Upgrading to 0.8.0 for the fix.- A relative path (including
~) passed toshell::fs::*/cwdbehaves unexpectedly: paths are never shell-expanded.~is not resolved to your home directory — when jailed, a relative path (including one starting with~) resolves against the primaryfs.host_rootsentry, so~/foois interpreted as a path literally named~under that root, not your home directory; when unjailed, only absolute paths are accepted at all, so a relative path (including~/foo) is rejected outright. Pass an absolute, already-expanded path instead.
For the threat model, streaming wire shapes, and contributor build steps, see ARCHITECTURE.md.
License
Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.
api reference (json)
{
"functions": [
{
"description": "Report the last configuration hot-reload outcome: last_outcome (applied|rejected), last_error, and rejected_reloads (count since boot). A rejected outcome or non-zero count means a stored config was refused and shell is enforcing an older policy than the central store. Takes no arguments.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::config-status",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"description": "`shell::config-status` takes no arguments; this empty struct publishes an accurate (empty-object) request schema, mirroring [`ListRequest`]. The response is `configuration::ReloadStatus`. Like [`ListRequest`], it is NOT `deny_unknown_fields` — the engine-injected `_caller_worker_id` would otherwise be rejected; the handler ignores the payload.",
"title": "ConfigStatusRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"ReloadOutcome": {
"description": "Outcome of the most recent hot-reload attempt, exposed via `shell::config-status`.",
"oneOf": [
{
"description": "The live runtime reflects the most recent configuration the worker loaded.",
"enum": [
"applied"
],
"type": "string"
},
{
"description": "The most recent configuration:updated delivered a value the worker could NOT build; the previous valid policy is still active and the central store has DIVERGED from what shell is enforcing.",
"enum": [
"rejected"
],
"type": "string"
}
]
}
},
"description": "Operator-visible hot-reload status. `rejected_reloads > 0` (or `last_outcome == Rejected`) means a stored config was refused and shell is enforcing an older policy than the central store — actionable divergence.",
"properties": {
"last_error": {
"description": "Build error from the most recent rejected reload (why it was refused).",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"last_outcome": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/ReloadOutcome"
},
"rejected_reloads": {
"description": "Cumulative count of rejected reloads since boot (never reset).",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"last_outcome",
"rejected_reloads"
],
"title": "ReloadStatus",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Run a command in the foreground and return its full output. Put the program name in `command` (string) and arguments in `args` (string[]) — do NOT pass argv as an array in `command`. `timeout_ms` is capped at the configured max; negative/fractional values fall back to the default. `target` defaults to the host; pass { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id } to run in a microVM. Optional host-only `cwd` scopes this call to a directory (jail-confined exactly like shell::fs::* paths; escaping it is S215), optional `env` (object) sets per-call values for ANY key except PATH/IFS/HOME/LD_*/DYLD_* or other loader/lookup and interpreter-startup keys (those reject S210 unconditionally) — and optional host-only `stdin` (string) is written to the program's standard input (use it for `tee`, `patch`, or any stdin filter instead of a shell heredoc). cwd/env/stdin on a sandbox target reject S210. Backend errors return { code, message }; common: S216 host exec error, S300 VM boot failed, S200 in-VM failure. argv-parse and denylist rejections are plain-string messages naming the violation.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::exec",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"description": "Wire request for `shell::exec`. The schema is published to the engine's tool listing so callers see field types up front instead of guessing from the description.",
"properties": {
"args": {
"default": null,
"description": "Arguments passed to the program, in order. Every element must be a string; non-string elements are rejected by index. `None` (or `args: null` / absent) means \"tokenize `command` via shell-words\"; `Some(_)` (including the empty vec) means \"use args verbatim, no shell-words.\" See `parse_argv` in `crate::exec::host`.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": [
"array",
"null"
]
},
"command": {
"description": "Program name (bare, PATH-resolved) or a path to an executable. Must be a string — split arguments into `args`, do not pass argv as an array here.",
"type": "string"
},
"cwd": {
"default": null,
"description": "Optional working directory for this call (host target only). Confined to the fs jail exactly like `shell::fs::*` paths: jail-relative when `fs.host_roots` are set (else absolute), canonicalized, and must resolve inside a jail root and miss the denylist — a path that escapes returns S215. Must already exist and be a directory. Omit to use the configured `working_dir` (unchanged default). Rejected (S210) on a sandbox target.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"env": {
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"default": null,
"description": "Optional per-call environment values (host target only). Deny-only: a key may be set to ANY value except an exec-hijacking key (PATH, IFS, HOME, LD_*/DYLD_*, and other loader/lookup and interpreter-startup keys — see DANGEROUS_ENV_KEYS), which is rejected unconditionally (`env.allow` plays no role here — that list only gates which vars get forwarded from the worker's own environment). Supplying a dangerous key rejects the WHOLE call (S210) naming the offending key; the env is never silently dropped. Values override what would otherwise be forwarded for that key. Rejected (S210) on a sandbox target.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
]
},
"stdin": {
"default": null,
"description": "Optional bytes written to the program's standard input, followed by EOF. Use this to pipe content to a command that reads stdin (`tee`, `patch`, `cat`, a filter) instead of wrapping it in a shell heredoc. Omit to leave stdin closed (`/dev/null`, the default). HOST target only — rejected (S210) on a sandbox target, like cwd/env.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "Where to run the command. Defaults to the host worker; pass `{ kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }` to forward the call to a microVM."
},
"timeout_ms": {
"default": null,
"description": "Per-call timeout override, milliseconds. Capped at `cfg.max_timeout_ms`. Negative or fractional values silently fall back to `cfg.default_timeout_ms` (loose wire semantic, preserved on purpose).",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"command"
],
"title": "ExecRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"duration_ms": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"exit_code": {
"format": "int32",
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"stderr": {
"type": "string"
},
"stderr_truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"stdout": {
"type": "string"
},
"stdout_truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"timed_out": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"duration_ms",
"stderr",
"stderr_truncated",
"stdout",
"stdout_truncated",
"timed_out"
],
"title": "ExecResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Spawn a command as a background job; returns { job_id, argv } immediately. Same payload as shell::exec (command + args, do NOT pass argv as an array), including the optional host-only `cwd` (jail-confined; escape is S215), `env` (any key except PATH/IFS/HOME/LD_*/DYLD_* or other loader/lookup and interpreter-startup keys, rejected unconditionally), and `stdin` (string written to the job's stdin); violations and cwd/env/stdin on a sandbox target reject with an S210 message. Poll with shell::status, terminate with shell::kill, list with shell::list. Host background jobs ignore the per-call timeout_ms and run until they exit or shell::kill terminates them; set the operator config `max_bg_timeout_ms` (0 = unbounded, the default) to force-kill a runaway job after that long. Spawn-time failures (argv-parse, denylist, cwd/env gating, spawn, concurrency cap) are plain-string messages naming the violation; once spawned, per-job failures surface through shell::status (the job record's status/stderr), not this call's return.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::exec_bg",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"description": "Wire request for `shell::exec_bg`. Same shape as [`ExecRequest`]; documented separately so the engine publishes a distinct schema per function.",
"properties": {
"args": {
"default": null,
"description": "Arguments passed to the program. See [`ExecRequest::args`]. `None` (or `args: null` / absent) means \"tokenize `command` via shell-words\"; `Some(_)` (including the empty vec) means \"use args verbatim, no shell-words.\" See `parse_argv` in `crate::exec::host`.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": [
"array",
"null"
]
},
"command": {
"description": "Program name. See [`ExecRequest::command`].",
"type": "string"
},
"cwd": {
"default": null,
"description": "Optional working directory for this job (host target only). Same jail confinement and rules as [`ExecRequest::cwd`]: canonicalized, must resolve inside a jail root (S215 on escape) and be an existing directory. Rejected (S210) on a sandbox target.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"env": {
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"default": null,
"description": "Optional per-call environment values (host target only). Same gating as [`ExecRequest::env`]: deny-only, rejecting only an exec-hijacking key (PATH, IFS, HOME, LD_*/DYLD_*, and other loader/lookup and interpreter-startup keys — see DANGEROUS_ENV_KEYS); any violation rejects the whole call (S210). Rejected (S210) on a sandbox target.",
"type": [
"object",
"null"
]
},
"stdin": {
"default": null,
"description": "Optional bytes written to the job's standard input, then EOF. See [`ExecRequest::stdin`]. HOST target only — rejected (S210) on a sandbox target.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "Where to run. See [`ExecRequest::target`]."
},
"timeout_ms": {
"default": null,
"description": "Per-call timeout. Host-targeted background jobs IGNORE `timeout_ms`; sandbox-targeted ones forward it through `cfg.resolve_timeout`.",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"command"
],
"title": "ExecBgRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"argv": {
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"job_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"argv",
"job_id"
],
"title": "ExecBgResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Change permissions. `mode` is an octal string like \"0644\". `uid`/`gid` optionally chown. `recursive: true` walks the tree (symlinks skipped). Returns { entries_changed, path, recursive }. Errors return { code, message }; common: S210 bad mode, S211 not found, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::chmod",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"gid": {
"default": null,
"description": "Optional chown to this numeric gid.",
"format": "uint32",
"minimum": 0,
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"mode": {
"description": "Octal permission string, e.g. \"0755\".",
"type": "string"
},
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"recursive": {
"default": false,
"description": "Apply mode/owner change to all files under the path recursively.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
},
"uid": {
"default": null,
"description": "Optional chown to this numeric uid.",
"format": "uint32",
"minimum": 0,
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"mode",
"path"
],
"title": "ChmodRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"entries_changed": {
"description": "Number of filesystem entries whose mode/owner changed.",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"path": {
"default": "",
"description": "The path that was targeted. Empty for sandbox targets.",
"type": "string"
},
"recursive": {
"default": false,
"description": "Whether the change was applied recursively. Host only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"entries_changed"
],
"title": "ChmodResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Search file contents. `pattern` is a Rust regex (RE2-like). `recursive` defaults true. `include_glob`/`exclude_glob` filter paths. Returns { matches, truncated }. Errors return { code, message }; common: S217 bad regex, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::grep",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"exclude_glob": {
"default": [],
"description": "Glob filters excluding file paths from the search.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"ignore_case": {
"default": false,
"description": "Match pattern case-insensitively.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"include_glob": {
"default": [],
"description": "Glob filters restricting which file paths are searched.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"max_line_bytes": {
"default": 4096,
"description": "Skip lines longer than this many bytes (default 4 096).",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"max_matches": {
"default": 10000,
"description": "Stop collecting matches after this many results (default 10 000).",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"pattern": {
"description": "Rust regex (RE2-like) matched against each line.",
"type": "string"
},
"recursive": {
"default": true,
"description": "Descend into subdirectories (default true).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"pattern"
],
"title": "GrepRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"FsMatch": {
"properties": {
"content": {
"type": "string"
},
"line": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"path": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"content",
"line",
"path"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"matches": {
"description": "All collected match locations up to `max_matches`.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/FsMatch"
},
"type": "array"
},
"truncated": {
"description": "True when the result was capped by `max_matches` or `max_line_bytes`.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"matches",
"truncated"
],
"title": "GrepResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "List directory contents. `path` is relative to the primary fs jail root (the first fs.host_roots entry) when set, otherwise absolute. `target` defaults to host; pass { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id } to run in a microVM. Errors return { code, message }; common: S210 bad path, S211 not found, S212 not a directory, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::ls",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"description": "`fs_scope` is accepted at deserialization time for trusted harness metadata, but is omitted from every published `shell::fs::*` request schema.",
"properties": {
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"path"
],
"title": "LsRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"FsEntry": {
"properties": {
"is_dir": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_symlink": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"mode": {
"type": "string"
},
"mtime": {
"format": "int64",
"type": "integer"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"size": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"is_dir",
"is_symlink",
"mode",
"mtime",
"name",
"size"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"entries": {
"description": "Metadata for each entry in the directory.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/FsEntry"
},
"type": "array"
}
},
"required": [
"entries"
],
"title": "LsResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Create a directory. `mode` is an octal string like \"0755\". `parents: true` creates missing parents and is idempotent. Returns { created, path, already_existed }. Errors return { code, message }; common: S210 bad mode, S213 exists, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::mkdir",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"mode": {
"default": "0755",
"description": "Octal permission string, e.g. \"0755\".",
"type": "string"
},
"parents": {
"default": false,
"description": "Create missing parent directories.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"path"
],
"title": "MkdirRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"already_existed": {
"default": false,
"description": "True when the path already existed and `parents` was set. Host only; sandbox targets default this to false (not a signal there).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"created": {
"description": "True when a new directory was created; false when it already existed (only possible with `parents: true`, which is idempotent).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"path": {
"default": "",
"description": "The directory path that was targeted. Empty for sandbox targets.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"created"
],
"title": "MkdirResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Move/rename a path. `overwrite: true` allows replacing an existing dst. Returns { moved, src, dst, overwrote }. Errors return { code, message }; common: S211 src not found, S213 dst exists, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::mv",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"dst": {
"description": "Destination path; jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"overwrite": {
"default": false,
"description": "Replace an existing destination instead of returning an error.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"src": {
"description": "Source path; jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"dst",
"src"
],
"title": "MvRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"dst": {
"default": "",
"description": "Destination path. Empty for sandbox targets.",
"type": "string"
},
"moved": {
"description": "True when the move/rename succeeded.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"overwrote": {
"default": false,
"description": "True when an existing destination was overwritten. Host only (sandbox targets default this to false, not a signal there). Best-effort: derived from a pre-rename existence check, so under a concurrent writer racing the destination it may under-report (and an `overwrite:false` move can still replace a file created in that window).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"src": {
"default": "",
"description": "Source path. Empty for sandbox targets.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"moved"
],
"title": "MvResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Stream a file from a path. Returns a ContentRef the caller reads from, plus size/mode/mtime. Errors return { code, message }; common: S211 not found, S212 path is a directory, S215 jail/denylist, S218 file exceeds max_read_bytes, S216 channel/IO error.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::read",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"path"
],
"title": "ReadRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"ContentDirection": {
"enum": [
"read",
"write"
],
"type": "string"
},
"ContentRef": {
"description": "Wire-identical mirror of `iii_sdk::channels::StreamChannelRef`. The SDK type lacks `JsonSchema` in 0.11.3, which would block typed registration of `shell::fs::write`/`read`.",
"properties": {
"access_key": {
"description": "Secret key that authorises access to this channel.",
"type": "string"
},
"channel_id": {
"description": "Opaque identifier for the open stream channel.",
"type": "string"
},
"direction": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentDirection"
}
],
"default": "read",
"description": "Direction of data flow: \"read\" (consume) or \"write\" (produce)."
}
},
"required": [
"access_key",
"channel_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"content": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentRef"
}
],
"description": "Channel reference for streaming the file content back to the caller."
},
"mode": {
"description": "Octal permission string of the file, e.g. \"0644\".",
"type": "string"
},
"mtime": {
"description": "Last-modified time as a Unix timestamp (seconds).",
"format": "int64",
"type": "integer"
},
"size": {
"description": "File size in bytes at the time of the read.",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"content",
"mode",
"mtime",
"size"
],
"title": "ReadResponseWire",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Remove a path. `recursive: true` is required to delete a non-empty directory. Returns { removed, path, was_present }. Errors return { code, message }; common: S211 not found, S214 dir not empty (pass recursive), S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::rm",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"recursive": {
"default": false,
"description": "Required to delete a non-empty directory.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"path"
],
"title": "RmRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"path": {
"default": "",
"description": "The path that was targeted. Empty for sandbox targets.",
"type": "string"
},
"removed": {
"description": "True when the path was removed.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"was_present": {
"default": false,
"description": "True when the path existed before removal. Host only; sandbox targets default this to false, which does NOT mean the path was absent.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"removed"
],
"title": "RmResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Find-and-replace across files. `pattern` is a Rust regex by default (set regex:false for a literal). Provide either `files` (explicit list) or `path` (+ recursive). Returns { results, total_replacements }. Errors return { code, message }; common: S217 bad regex, S211 not found, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::sed",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"exclude_glob": {
"default": [],
"description": "Glob filters excluding file paths from editing.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"files": {
"default": [],
"description": "Explicit list of file paths to edit; provide either this or `path`, not both.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"first_only": {
"default": false,
"description": "Replace only the first match per file instead of all matches.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"ignore_case": {
"default": false,
"description": "Match pattern case-insensitively.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"include_glob": {
"default": [],
"description": "Glob filters restricting which file paths are edited.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"path": {
"default": null,
"description": "Root path to walk for files; used with `recursive`, `include_glob`, `exclude_glob`.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"pattern": {
"description": "Rust regex by default; set regex:false for a literal string.",
"type": "string"
},
"recursive": {
"default": true,
"description": "Descend into subdirectories when `path` is set (default true).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"regex": {
"default": true,
"description": "Treat pattern as a regex (default true) or a literal string (false).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"replacement": {
"description": "String to substitute for each match.",
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"pattern",
"replacement"
],
"title": "SedRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"FsSedFileResult": {
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"path": {
"type": "string"
},
"replacements": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"replacements",
"success"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"results": {
"description": "Per-file replacement details.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/FsSedFileResult"
},
"type": "array"
},
"total_replacements": {
"description": "Sum of replacements made across all files.",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"results",
"total_replacements"
],
"title": "SedResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Stat a single path (jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set). Returns the entry's type, size, mode, and mtime. Errors return { code, message }; common: S211 not found, S215 jail/denylist.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::stat",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
}
},
"properties": {
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"required": [
"path"
],
"title": "StatRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"is_dir": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"is_symlink": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"mode": {
"type": "string"
},
"mtime": {
"format": "int64",
"type": "integer"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"size": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"is_dir",
"is_symlink",
"mode",
"mtime",
"name",
"size"
],
"title": "FsEntry",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Write a file. Simplest form: { path, content: \"text\" } — `content` as a plain STRING is written inline (host target only), no streaming channel needed. For large/streamed payloads or a sandbox target, pass `content` as a ContentRef { channel_id, access_key, direction } from a write stream channel you opened through the engine's streaming layer (inline strings reject S210 on a sandbox target). To write several files at once, pass `files: [{ path, content, mode?, parents? }, ...]` instead of the single-file fields (host target, inline content) — the response then carries per-file results in `files`. `mode` is octal (default \"0644\"); `parents: true` creates missing parents. Errors return { code, message }; common: S210 bad mode/payload or inline-on-sandbox, S215 jail/denylist, S218 payload exceeds max_write_bytes, S216 channel/IO error.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::fs::write",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"ContentDirection": {
"enum": [
"read",
"write"
],
"type": "string"
},
"ContentRef": {
"description": "Wire-identical mirror of `iii_sdk::channels::StreamChannelRef`. The SDK type lacks `JsonSchema` in 0.11.3, which would block typed registration of `shell::fs::write`/`read`.",
"properties": {
"access_key": {
"description": "Secret key that authorises access to this channel.",
"type": "string"
},
"channel_id": {
"description": "Opaque identifier for the open stream channel.",
"type": "string"
},
"direction": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentDirection"
}
],
"default": "read",
"description": "Direction of data flow: \"read\" (consume) or \"write\" (produce)."
}
},
"required": [
"access_key",
"channel_id"
],
"type": "object"
},
"Target": {
"oneOf": [
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"host"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind"
],
"type": "object"
},
{
"properties": {
"kind": {
"enum": [
"sandbox"
],
"type": "string"
},
"sandbox_id": {
"format": "uuid",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"sandbox_id"
],
"type": "object"
}
]
},
"WriteContentWire": {
"anyOf": [
{
"description": "Inline UTF-8 text, written verbatim. HOST target only.",
"type": "string"
},
{
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentRef"
}
],
"description": "Open write-stream channel ref. Required for sandbox targets and large or streamed payloads."
}
],
"description": "Wire form of write content. A plain JSON **string** is written inline (host target only); a JSON **object** is a streaming `ContentRef` (host or sandbox, for large/streamed payloads). Untagged, so callers just pass `\"content\": \"text\"` or `\"content\": { channel_id, access_key, direction }`."
},
"WriteFileSpec": {
"description": "One file in a batch `shell::fs::write` (`files: [...]`).",
"properties": {
"content": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/WriteContentWire"
}
],
"description": "Inline string (recommended) or a streaming ContentRef."
},
"mode": {
"default": "0644",
"description": "Octal permission string, e.g. \"0644\".",
"type": "string"
},
"parents": {
"default": false,
"description": "Create missing parent directories.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"path": {
"description": "Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"content",
"path"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"content": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/WriteContentWire"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "Single-file content: a plain string written inline (host target only), OR a ContentRef { channel_id, access_key, direction } for an open write stream channel. Omit when using `files`."
},
"files": {
"description": "Batch form: write several files in one call. When present, the single-file fields (`path`/`content`/`mode`/`parents`) must be omitted.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/WriteFileSpec"
},
"type": [
"array",
"null"
]
},
"mode": {
"default": null,
"description": "Octal permission string for the single-file form, e.g. \"0644\". `Option` (not a defaulted `String`) so the batch-form check can tell \"caller omitted mode\" from \"caller sent a mode\" and reject the latter instead of silently dropping it. Defaults to \"0644\" in the single-file path. Omit when using `files` (each entry carries its own `mode`).",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"parents": {
"default": null,
"description": "Create missing parent directories (single-file form). `Option` for the same reason as `mode` — so a top-level `parents` sent alongside `files` is rejected, not ignored. Defaults to `false`. Omit when using `files`.",
"type": [
"boolean",
"null"
]
},
"path": {
"default": null,
"description": "Single-file form: the path to write. Jail-relative when fs.host_roots are set, else absolute. Omit when using `files`.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"target": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/definitions/Target"
}
],
"default": {
"kind": "host"
},
"description": "host (default) or { kind: \"sandbox\", sandbox_id }."
}
},
"title": "WriteRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"WriteFileResult": {
"properties": {
"bytes_written": {
"description": "Bytes written to this file.",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"path": {
"description": "Path of the written file.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"bytes_written",
"path"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"bytes_written": {
"description": "Bytes written: this file for a single write; the sum across `files` for a batch write.",
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"files": {
"default": [],
"description": "Per-file results for a batch (`files: [...]`) write; empty for a single-file write.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/WriteFileResult"
},
"type": "array"
},
"path": {
"description": "Path written for a single write; empty for a batch (see `files`).",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"bytes_written",
"path"
],
"title": "WriteResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Terminate a running background job by job_id (the UUID from shell::exec_bg). Errors return { code, message }; common: S211 no such job, S216 kill/signal delivery failure.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::kill",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"job_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"job_id"
],
"title": "KillRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"JobStatus": {
"enum": [
"running",
"finished",
"killed",
"failed"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"properties": {
"job_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"killed": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"reason": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"status": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/JobStatus"
}
},
"required": [
"job_id",
"killed",
"status"
],
"title": "KillResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "List background jobs (running + recently completed). Takes no arguments.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::list",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"description": "`shell::list` takes no arguments; this empty struct publishes an accurate (empty-object) request schema.\n\nNOTE: deliberately NOT `#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]`. The engine injects a `_caller_worker_id` field into every call's payload, so a strict no-arg struct would reject EVERY call. The handler ignores the payload entirely (`move |_req: Value|` in main.rs) for the same reason.",
"title": "ListRequest",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"definitions": {
"JobStatus": {
"enum": [
"running",
"finished",
"killed",
"failed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"JobSummary": {
"description": "`shell::list` returns one `JobSummary` per record. argv, stdout, and stderr are deliberately omitted: the global JOBS map is process-wide and has no per-caller scope, so any caller could otherwise read every other caller's command line and captured output (which may embed credentials). Full records remain reachable via `shell::status <job_id>` — the random UUID acts as an unguessable capability for that record.",
"properties": {
"exit_code": {
"format": "int32",
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"finished_at_ms": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"started_at_ms": {
"format": "uint64",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"status": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/JobStatus"
},
"stderr_truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"stdout_truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"started_at_ms",
"status",
"stderr_truncated",
"stdout_truncated"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"properties": {
"count": {
"format": "uint",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"jobs": {
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/JobSummary"
},
"type": "array"
}
},
"required": [
"count",
"jobs"
],
"title": "ListResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Internal: reload the security policy + fs backend on configuration change.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::on-config-change",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"description": "Event delivered to the internal `shell::on-config-change` handler. A struct (not `Value`) keeps the request schema concrete; the handler re-fetches the configuration id; unknown fields are ignored.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"default": null,
"description": "Configuration id that changed (advisory; the handler re-fetches the value). Schema-only: kept to publish a typed request schema; the handler ignores it.",
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"title": "OnConfigChangeEvent",
"type": "object"
},
"response_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"description": "Ack returned by the internal `shell::on-config-change` handler.",
"properties": {
"ok": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"ok"
],
"title": "OnConfigChangeResponse",
"type": "object"
}
},
{
"description": "Fetch the full record (status, exit_code, timing) of a background job by job_id. Errors return { code, message }; common: S211 no such job.",
"metadata": {},
"name": "shell::status",
"request_schema": {
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"job_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"job_id"
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