fix: harden observer prompt guard handling

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Affaan Mustafa
2026-03-12 23:59:01 -07:00
parent 96708e5d45
commit e043a2824a
4 changed files with 158 additions and 40 deletions

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@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
# project-specific observations into project-scoped instincts.
#
# Usage:
# start-observer.sh # Start observer for current project (or global)
# start-observer.sh stop # Stop running observer
# start-observer.sh status # Check if observer is running
# start-observer.sh # Start observer for current project (or global)
# start-observer.sh --reset # Clear lock and restart observer for current project
# start-observer.sh stop # Stop running observer
# start-observer.sh status # Check if observer is running
set -e
@@ -41,6 +42,31 @@ PID_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.pid"
LOG_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/observer.log"
OBSERVATIONS_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/observations.jsonl"
INSTINCTS_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/instincts/personal"
SENTINEL_FILE="${CLV2_OBSERVER_SENTINEL_FILE:-${PROJECT_ROOT:-$PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.lock}"
write_guard_sentinel() {
printf '%s\n' 'observer paused: confirmation or permission prompt detected; rerun start-observer.sh --reset after reviewing observer.log' > "$SENTINEL_FILE"
}
stop_observer_if_running() {
if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
pid=$(cat "$PID_FILE")
if kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "Stopping observer for ${PROJECT_NAME} (PID: $pid)..."
kill "$pid"
rm -f "$PID_FILE"
echo "Observer stopped."
return 0
fi
echo "Observer not running (stale PID file)."
rm -f "$PID_FILE"
return 1
fi
echo "Observer not running."
return 1
}
# Read config values from config.json
OBSERVER_INTERVAL_MINUTES=5
@@ -87,22 +113,31 @@ case "$UNAME_LOWER" in
*mingw*|*msys*|*cygwin*) IS_WINDOWS=true ;;
esac
case "${1:-start}" in
ACTION="start"
RESET_OBSERVER=false
for arg in "$@"; do
case "$arg" in
start|stop|status)
ACTION="$arg"
;;
--reset)
RESET_OBSERVER=true
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 [start|stop|status] [--reset]"
exit 1
;;
esac
done
if [ "$RESET_OBSERVER" = "true" ]; then
rm -f "$SENTINEL_FILE"
fi
case "$ACTION" in
stop)
if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
pid=$(cat "$PID_FILE")
if kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "Stopping observer for ${PROJECT_NAME} (PID: $pid)..."
kill "$pid"
rm -f "$PID_FILE"
echo "Observer stopped."
else
echo "Observer not running (stale PID file)."
rm -f "$PID_FILE"
fi
else
echo "Observer not running."
fi
stop_observer_if_running || true
exit 0
;;
@@ -153,9 +188,10 @@ case "${1:-start}" in
exit 1
fi
# Add strict non-interactive instruction to system prompt (if prompt file or env is used, update there as well)
# If observer output contains confirmation-seeking language, fail closed
OBSERVER_LOG_TMP="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.tmp.log"
mkdir -p "$PROJECT_DIR"
touch "$LOG_FILE"
start_line=$(wc -l < "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
nohup env \
CONFIG_DIR="$CONFIG_DIR" \
PID_FILE="$PID_FILE" \
@@ -168,16 +204,17 @@ case "${1:-start}" in
MIN_OBSERVATIONS="$MIN_OBSERVATIONS" \
OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS="$OBSERVER_INTERVAL_SECONDS" \
CLV2_IS_WINDOWS="$IS_WINDOWS" \
"$OBSERVER_LOOP_SCRIPT" > "$OBSERVER_LOG_TMP" 2>&1 &
CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN="$CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN" \
"$OBSERVER_LOOP_SCRIPT" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
# Wait for PID file
sleep 2
# Check for confirmation-seeking output in the observer log
if grep -E -i -q "Can you confirm|requires permission|Awaiting|confirm I should proceed" "$OBSERVER_LOG_TMP"; then
if tail -n +"$((start_line + 1))" "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null | grep -E -i -q "$CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN"; then
echo "OBSERVER_ABORT: Confirmation or permission prompt detected in observer output. Failing closed."
cat "$OBSERVER_LOG_TMP" >> "$LOG_FILE"
rm -f "$OBSERVER_LOG_TMP"
stop_observer_if_running >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
write_guard_sentinel
exit 2
fi
@@ -197,7 +234,7 @@ case "${1:-start}" in
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status}"
echo "Usage: $0 [start|stop|status] [--reset]"
exit 1
;;
esac

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@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ resolve_python_cmd() {
return 0
fi
# FIX: Windows Git Bash — check known Python install paths directly
# because `command -v python` triggers the Microsoft Store alias instead
for win_py in \
"/c/Users/$USER/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python311/python" \
"/c/Users/$USER/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python312/python" \
"/c/Users/$USER/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python"; do
# FIX: Windows Git Bash — probe Python install paths directly because
# `command -v python` can hit the Microsoft Store alias instead.
for win_py in /c/Users/"$USER"/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python3*/python; do
if [ -x "$win_py" ]; then
printf '%s\n' "$win_py"
return 0
@@ -105,9 +102,11 @@ CONFIG_DIR="${HOME}/.claude/homunculus"
OBSERVATIONS_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/observations.jsonl"
MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB=10
# FIX: SENTINEL_FILE must be defined AFTER PROJECT_DIR is set by detect-project.sh
# Previously it was defined at the top before PROJECT_DIR existed, making it empty/broken
SENTINEL_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.lock"
SENTINEL_FILE="${CLV2_OBSERVER_SENTINEL_FILE:-${PROJECT_ROOT:-$PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.lock}"
write_guard_sentinel() {
printf '%s\n' 'observer paused: confirmation or permission prompt detected; rerun start-observer.sh --reset after reviewing observer.log' > "$SENTINEL_FILE"
}
# Skip if disabled globally
if [ -f "$CONFIG_DIR/disabled" ]; then
@@ -213,13 +212,12 @@ if [ -f "$OBSERVATIONS_FILE" ]; then
fi
fi
# FIX: Detect confirmation/permission prompts in observer output and fail closed.
# Detect confirmation/permission prompts in observer output and fail closed.
# A non-interactive background observer must never ask for user confirmation.
# If detected: log once, write sentinel to suppress all future retries, exit non-zero.
if echo "$PARSED" | grep -E -i -q "Can you confirm|requires permission|Awaiting|confirm I should proceed|once granted access|grant.*access"; then
if echo "$PARSED" | grep -E -i -q "$CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN"; then
echo "[observe] OBSERVER_ABORT: Confirmation or permission prompt detected in observer output. This observer run is non-actionable." >&2
echo "[observe] Writing sentinel to suppress retries: ${SENTINEL_FILE}" >&2
echo "$PARSED" > "$SENTINEL_FILE"
write_guard_sentinel
exit 2
fi
@@ -267,4 +265,4 @@ for pid_file in "${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.pid" "${CONFIG_DIR}/.observer.pid"; do
fi
done
exit 0
exit 0

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@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ _CLV2_PYTHON_CMD="$(_clv2_resolve_python_cmd 2>/dev/null || true)"
CLV2_PYTHON_CMD="$_CLV2_PYTHON_CMD"
export CLV2_PYTHON_CMD
CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN='Can you confirm|requires permission|Awaiting (user confirmation|confirmation|approval|permission)|confirm I should proceed|once granted access|grant.*access'
export CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN
_clv2_detect_project() {
local project_root=""
local project_name=""
@@ -216,3 +219,10 @@ PROJECT_ID="$_CLV2_PROJECT_ID"
PROJECT_NAME="$_CLV2_PROJECT_NAME"
PROJECT_ROOT="$_CLV2_PROJECT_ROOT"
PROJECT_DIR="$_CLV2_PROJECT_DIR"
if [ -n "$PROJECT_ROOT" ]; then
CLV2_OBSERVER_SENTINEL_FILE="${PROJECT_ROOT}/.observer.lock"
else
CLV2_OBSERVER_SENTINEL_FILE="${PROJECT_DIR}/.observer.lock"
fi
export CLV2_OBSERVER_SENTINEL_FILE

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@@ -2211,6 +2211,22 @@ async function runTests() {
passed++;
else failed++;
if (
test('continuous-learning-v2 observer scripts share prompt guard config and start-observer supports reset', () => {
const observeSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'skills', 'continuous-learning-v2', 'hooks', 'observe.sh'), 'utf8');
const startObserverSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'skills', 'continuous-learning-v2', 'agents', 'start-observer.sh'), 'utf8');
const detectProjectSource = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'skills', 'continuous-learning-v2', 'scripts', 'detect-project.sh'), 'utf8');
assert.ok(detectProjectSource.includes('CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN='), 'detect-project.sh should export a shared observer prompt pattern');
assert.ok(observeSource.includes('CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN'), 'observe.sh should use the shared observer prompt pattern');
assert.ok(startObserverSource.includes('CLV2_OBSERVER_PROMPT_PATTERN'), 'start-observer.sh should use the shared observer prompt pattern');
assert.ok(startObserverSource.includes('--reset'), 'start-observer.sh should document or support an explicit reset flag');
assert.ok(!startObserverSource.includes('.observer.tmp.log'), 'start-observer.sh should not leave the observer writing to a temp log file');
})
)
passed++;
else failed++;
if (await asyncTest('observe.sh falls back to legacy output fields when tool_response is null', async () => {
const homeDir = createTestDir();
const projectDir = createTestDir();
@@ -2248,6 +2264,63 @@ async function runTests() {
}
})) passed++; else failed++;
if (await asyncTest('observe.sh does not trip the observer lock for generic Awaiting output', async () => {
const homeDir = createTestDir();
const projectDir = createTestDir();
const observePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'skills', 'continuous-learning-v2', 'hooks', 'observe.sh');
const payload = JSON.stringify({
tool_name: 'Bash',
tool_input: { command: 'echo waiting' },
tool_response: 'Awaiting build completion from CI',
session_id: 'session-awaiting-generic',
cwd: projectDir
});
try {
const result = await runShellScript(observePath, ['post'], payload, {
HOME: homeDir,
CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR: projectDir
}, projectDir);
assert.strictEqual(result.code, 0, `observe.sh should not fail closed for generic Awaiting output, stderr: ${result.stderr}`);
assert.ok(!fs.existsSync(path.join(projectDir, '.observer.lock')), 'generic Awaiting output should not create the observer lock sentinel');
} finally {
cleanupTestDir(homeDir);
cleanupTestDir(projectDir);
}
})) passed++; else failed++;
if (await asyncTest('observe.sh writes a scrubbed sentinel when confirmation prompts are detected', async () => {
const homeDir = createTestDir();
const projectDir = createTestDir();
const observePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'skills', 'continuous-learning-v2', 'hooks', 'observe.sh');
const payload = JSON.stringify({
tool_name: 'Bash',
tool_input: { command: 'echo guarded' },
tool_response: 'Awaiting user confirmation before proceeding. token=supersecretvalue123456',
session_id: 'session-awaiting-confirmation',
cwd: projectDir
});
try {
const result = await runShellScript(observePath, ['post'], payload, {
HOME: homeDir,
CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR: projectDir
}, projectDir);
const sentinelPath = path.join(projectDir, '.observer.lock');
assert.strictEqual(result.code, 2, `observe.sh should fail closed when a confirmation prompt is detected, stderr: ${result.stderr}`);
assert.ok(fs.existsSync(sentinelPath), 'confirmation prompts should create the observer lock sentinel');
const sentinelContent = fs.readFileSync(sentinelPath, 'utf8');
assert.ok(/confirmation|permission/i.test(sentinelContent), 'sentinel should record the reason it was created');
assert.ok(!sentinelContent.includes('supersecretvalue123456'), 'sentinel should not persist raw secrets from observer output');
} finally {
cleanupTestDir(homeDir);
cleanupTestDir(projectDir);
}
})) passed++; else failed++;
if (await asyncTest('matches .tsx extension for type checking', async () => {
const testDir = createTestDir();
const testFile = path.join(testDir, 'component.tsx');