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gemini-cli/packages/core/src/policy/policy-engine.ts

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/**
* @license
* Copyright 2025 Google LLC
* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
*/
import { type FunctionCall } from '@google/genai';
import {
PolicyDecision,
type PolicyEngineConfig,
type PolicyRule,
type SafetyCheckerRule,
type HookCheckerRule,
ApprovalMode,
type CheckResult,
} from './types.js';
import { stableStringify } from './stable-stringify.js';
import { debugLogger } from '../utils/debugLogger.js';
import type { CheckerRunner } from '../safety/checker-runner.js';
import { SafetyCheckDecision } from '../safety/protocol.js';
import {
SHELL_TOOL_NAMES,
initializeShellParsers,
splitCommands,
hasRedirection,
} from '../utils/shell-utils.js';
import { getToolAliases } from '../tools/tool-names.js';
function isWildcardPattern(name: string): boolean {
return name.endsWith('__*');
}
function getWildcardPrefix(pattern: string): string {
return pattern.slice(0, -3);
}
function matchesWildcard(pattern: string, toolName: string): boolean {
if (!isWildcardPattern(pattern)) {
return false;
}
const prefix = getWildcardPrefix(pattern);
return toolName.startsWith(prefix + '__');
}
function ruleMatches(
rule: PolicyRule | SafetyCheckerRule,
toolCall: FunctionCall,
stringifiedArgs: string | undefined,
serverName: string | undefined,
currentApprovalMode: ApprovalMode,
): boolean {
// Check if rule applies to current approval mode
if (rule.modes && rule.modes.length > 0) {
if (!rule.modes.includes(currentApprovalMode)) {
return false;
}
}
// Check tool name if specified
if (rule.toolName) {
// Support wildcard patterns: "serverName__*" matches "serverName__anyTool"
if (isWildcardPattern(rule.toolName)) {
const prefix = getWildcardPrefix(rule.toolName);
if (serverName !== undefined) {
// Robust check: if serverName is provided, it MUST match the prefix exactly.
// This prevents "malicious-server" from spoofing "trusted-server" by naming itself "trusted-server__malicious".
if (serverName !== prefix) {
return false;
}
}
// Always verify the prefix, even if serverName matched
if (!toolCall.name || !matchesWildcard(rule.toolName, toolCall.name)) {
return false;
}
} else if (toolCall.name !== rule.toolName) {
return false;
}
}
// Check args pattern if specified
if (rule.argsPattern) {
// If rule has an args pattern but tool has no args, no match
if (!toolCall.args) {
return false;
}
// Use stable JSON stringification with sorted keys to ensure consistent matching
if (
stringifiedArgs === undefined ||
!rule.argsPattern.test(stringifiedArgs)
) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
export class PolicyEngine {
private rules: PolicyRule[];
private checkers: SafetyCheckerRule[];
private hookCheckers: HookCheckerRule[];
private readonly defaultDecision: PolicyDecision;
private readonly nonInteractive: boolean;
private readonly checkerRunner?: CheckerRunner;
private approvalMode: ApprovalMode;
constructor(config: PolicyEngineConfig = {}, checkerRunner?: CheckerRunner) {
this.rules = (config.rules ?? []).sort(
(a, b) => (b.priority ?? 0) - (a.priority ?? 0),
);
this.checkers = (config.checkers ?? []).sort(
(a, b) => (b.priority ?? 0) - (a.priority ?? 0),
);
this.hookCheckers = (config.hookCheckers ?? []).sort(
(a, b) => (b.priority ?? 0) - (a.priority ?? 0),
);
this.defaultDecision = config.defaultDecision ?? PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
this.nonInteractive = config.nonInteractive ?? false;
this.checkerRunner = checkerRunner;
this.approvalMode = config.approvalMode ?? ApprovalMode.DEFAULT;
}
/**
* Update the current approval mode.
*/
setApprovalMode(mode: ApprovalMode): void {
this.approvalMode = mode;
}
/**
* Get the current approval mode.
*/
getApprovalMode(): ApprovalMode {
return this.approvalMode;
}
private shouldDowngradeForRedirection(
command: string,
allowRedirection?: boolean,
): boolean {
return (
!allowRedirection &&
hasRedirection(command) &&
this.approvalMode !== ApprovalMode.AUTO_EDIT &&
this.approvalMode !== ApprovalMode.YOLO
);
}
/**
* Check if a shell command is allowed.
*/
private async checkShellCommand(
toolName: string,
command: string | undefined,
ruleDecision: PolicyDecision,
serverName: string | undefined,
dir_path: string | undefined,
allowRedirection?: boolean,
rule?: PolicyRule,
): Promise<CheckResult> {
if (!command) {
return {
decision: this.applyNonInteractiveMode(ruleDecision),
rule,
};
}
await initializeShellParsers();
const subCommands = splitCommands(command);
if (subCommands.length === 0) {
// If the matched rule says DENY, we should respect it immediately even if parsing fails.
if (ruleDecision === PolicyDecision.DENY) {
return { decision: PolicyDecision.DENY, rule };
}
// In YOLO mode, we should proceed anyway even if we can't parse the command.
if (this.approvalMode === ApprovalMode.YOLO) {
return {
decision: PolicyDecision.ALLOW,
rule,
};
}
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Command parsing failed for: ${command}. Falling back to ASK_USER.`,
);
// Parsing logic failed, we can't trust it. Force ASK_USER (or DENY).
// We return the rule that matched so the evaluation loop terminates.
return {
decision: this.applyNonInteractiveMode(PolicyDecision.ASK_USER),
rule,
};
}
// If there are multiple parts, or if we just want to validate the single part against DENY rules
if (subCommands.length > 0) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Validating shell command: ${subCommands.length} parts`,
);
if (ruleDecision === PolicyDecision.DENY) {
return { decision: PolicyDecision.DENY, rule };
}
// Start optimistically. If all parts are ALLOW, the whole is ALLOW.
// We will downgrade if any part is ASK_USER or DENY.
let aggregateDecision = PolicyDecision.ALLOW;
let responsibleRule: PolicyRule | undefined;
// Check for redirection on the full command string
if (this.shouldDowngradeForRedirection(command, allowRedirection)) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Downgrading ALLOW to ASK_USER for redirected command: ${command}`,
);
aggregateDecision = PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
responsibleRule = undefined; // Inherent policy
}
for (const rawSubCmd of subCommands) {
const subCmd = rawSubCmd.trim();
// Prevent infinite recursion for the root command
if (subCmd === command) {
if (this.shouldDowngradeForRedirection(subCmd, allowRedirection)) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Downgrading ALLOW to ASK_USER for redirected command: ${subCmd}`,
);
// Redirection always downgrades ALLOW to ASK_USER
if (aggregateDecision === PolicyDecision.ALLOW) {
aggregateDecision = PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
responsibleRule = undefined; // Inherent policy
}
} else {
// Atomic command matching the rule.
if (
ruleDecision === PolicyDecision.ASK_USER &&
aggregateDecision === PolicyDecision.ALLOW
) {
aggregateDecision = PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
responsibleRule = rule;
}
}
continue;
}
const subResult = await this.check(
{ name: toolName, args: { command: subCmd, dir_path } },
serverName,
);
// subResult.decision is already filtered through applyNonInteractiveMode by this.check()
const subDecision = subResult.decision;
// If any part is DENIED, the whole command is DENY
if (subDecision === PolicyDecision.DENY) {
return {
decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
rule: subResult.rule,
};
}
// If any part requires ASK_USER, the whole command requires ASK_USER
if (subDecision === PolicyDecision.ASK_USER) {
aggregateDecision = PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
if (!responsibleRule) {
responsibleRule = subResult.rule;
}
}
// Check for redirection in allowed sub-commands
if (
subDecision === PolicyDecision.ALLOW &&
this.shouldDowngradeForRedirection(subCmd, allowRedirection)
) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Downgrading ALLOW to ASK_USER for redirected command: ${subCmd}`,
);
if (aggregateDecision === PolicyDecision.ALLOW) {
aggregateDecision = PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
responsibleRule = undefined;
}
}
}
return {
decision: this.applyNonInteractiveMode(aggregateDecision),
// If we stayed at ALLOW, we return the original rule (if any).
// If we downgraded, we return the responsible rule (or undefined if implicit).
rule: aggregateDecision === ruleDecision ? rule : responsibleRule,
};
}
return {
decision: this.applyNonInteractiveMode(ruleDecision),
rule,
};
}
/**
* Check if a tool call is allowed based on the configured policies.
* Returns the decision and the matching rule (if any).
*/
async check(
toolCall: FunctionCall,
serverName: string | undefined,
): Promise<CheckResult> {
let stringifiedArgs: string | undefined;
// Compute stringified args once before the loop
if (
toolCall.args &&
(this.rules.some((rule) => rule.argsPattern) ||
this.checkers.some((checker) => checker.argsPattern))
) {
stringifiedArgs = stableStringify(toolCall.args);
}
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] toolCall.name: ${toolCall.name}, stringifiedArgs: ${stringifiedArgs}`,
);
// Check for shell commands upfront to handle splitting
let isShellCommand = false;
let command: string | undefined;
let shellDirPath: string | undefined;
const toolName = toolCall.name;
if (toolName && SHELL_TOOL_NAMES.includes(toolName)) {
isShellCommand = true;
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
const args = toolCall.args as { command?: string; dir_path?: string };
command = args?.command;
shellDirPath = args?.dir_path;
}
// Find the first matching rule (already sorted by priority)
let matchedRule: PolicyRule | undefined;
let decision: PolicyDecision | undefined;
// For tools with a server name, we want to try matching both the
// original name and the fully qualified name (server__tool).
// We also want to check legacy aliases for the tool name.
const toolNamesToTry = toolCall.name ? getToolAliases(toolCall.name) : [];
const toolCallsToTry: FunctionCall[] = [];
for (const name of toolNamesToTry) {
toolCallsToTry.push({ ...toolCall, name });
if (serverName && !name.includes('__')) {
toolCallsToTry.push({
...toolCall,
name: `${serverName}__${name}`,
});
}
}
for (const rule of this.rules) {
const match = toolCallsToTry.some((tc) =>
ruleMatches(rule, tc, stringifiedArgs, serverName, this.approvalMode),
);
if (match) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] MATCHED rule: toolName=${rule.toolName}, decision=${rule.decision}, priority=${rule.priority}, argsPattern=${rule.argsPattern?.source || 'none'}`,
);
if (isShellCommand && toolName) {
const shellResult = await this.checkShellCommand(
toolName,
command,
rule.decision,
serverName,
shellDirPath,
rule.allowRedirection,
rule,
);
decision = shellResult.decision;
if (shellResult.rule) {
matchedRule = shellResult.rule;
break;
}
} else {
decision = this.applyNonInteractiveMode(rule.decision);
matchedRule = rule;
break;
}
}
}
// Default if no rule matched
if (decision === undefined) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] NO MATCH - using default decision: ${this.defaultDecision}`,
);
if (toolName && SHELL_TOOL_NAMES.includes(toolName)) {
const shellResult = await this.checkShellCommand(
toolName,
command,
this.defaultDecision,
serverName,
shellDirPath,
);
decision = shellResult.decision;
matchedRule = shellResult.rule;
} else {
decision = this.applyNonInteractiveMode(this.defaultDecision);
}
}
// Safety checks
if (decision !== PolicyDecision.DENY && this.checkerRunner) {
for (const checkerRule of this.checkers) {
if (
ruleMatches(
checkerRule,
toolCall,
stringifiedArgs,
serverName,
this.approvalMode,
)
) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Running safety checker: ${checkerRule.checker.name}`,
);
try {
const result = await this.checkerRunner.runChecker(
toolCall,
checkerRule.checker,
);
if (result.decision === SafetyCheckDecision.DENY) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Safety checker '${checkerRule.checker.name}' denied execution: ${result.reason}`,
);
return {
decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
rule: matchedRule,
};
} else if (result.decision === SafetyCheckDecision.ASK_USER) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Safety checker requested ASK_USER: ${result.reason}`,
);
decision = PolicyDecision.ASK_USER;
}
} catch (error) {
debugLogger.debug(
`[PolicyEngine.check] Safety checker '${checkerRule.checker.name}' threw an error:`,
error,
);
return {
decision: PolicyDecision.DENY,
rule: matchedRule,
};
}
}
}
}
return {
decision: this.applyNonInteractiveMode(decision),
rule: matchedRule,
};
}
/**
* Add a new rule to the policy engine.
*/
addRule(rule: PolicyRule): void {
this.rules.push(rule);
// Re-sort rules by priority
this.rules.sort((a, b) => (b.priority ?? 0) - (a.priority ?? 0));
}
addChecker(checker: SafetyCheckerRule): void {
this.checkers.push(checker);
this.checkers.sort((a, b) => (b.priority ?? 0) - (a.priority ?? 0));
}
/**
* Remove rules for a specific tool.
* If source is provided, only rules matching that source are removed.
*/
removeRulesForTool(toolName: string, source?: string): void {
this.rules = this.rules.filter(
(rule) =>
rule.toolName !== toolName ||
(source !== undefined && rule.source !== source),
);
}
/**
* Get all current rules.
*/
getRules(): readonly PolicyRule[] {
return this.rules;
}
/**
* Check if a rule for a specific tool already exists.
* If ignoreDynamic is true, it only returns true if a rule exists that was NOT added by AgentRegistry.
*/
hasRuleForTool(toolName: string, ignoreDynamic = false): boolean {
return this.rules.some(
(rule) =>
rule.toolName === toolName &&
(!ignoreDynamic || rule.source !== 'AgentRegistry (Dynamic)'),
);
}
getCheckers(): readonly SafetyCheckerRule[] {
return this.checkers;
}
/**
* Add a new hook checker to the policy engine.
*/
addHookChecker(checker: HookCheckerRule): void {
this.hookCheckers.push(checker);
this.hookCheckers.sort((a, b) => (b.priority ?? 0) - (a.priority ?? 0));
}
/**
* Get all current hook checkers.
*/
getHookCheckers(): readonly HookCheckerRule[] {
return this.hookCheckers;
}
/**
* Get tools that are effectively denied by the current rules.
* This takes into account:
* 1. Global rules (no argsPattern)
* 2. Priority order (higher priority wins)
* 3. Non-interactive mode (ASK_USER becomes DENY)
*/
getExcludedTools(): Set<string> {
const excludedTools = new Set<string>();
const processedTools = new Set<string>();
let globalVerdict: PolicyDecision | undefined;
for (const rule of this.rules) {
// We only care about rules without args pattern for exclusion from the model
if (rule.argsPattern) {
continue;
}
// Check if rule applies to current approval mode
if (rule.modes && rule.modes.length > 0) {
if (!rule.modes.includes(this.approvalMode)) {
continue;
}
}
// Handle Global Rules
if (!rule.toolName) {
if (globalVerdict === undefined) {
globalVerdict = rule.decision;
if (globalVerdict !== PolicyDecision.DENY) {
// Global ALLOW/ASK found.
// Since rules are sorted by priority, this overrides any lower-priority rules.
// We can stop processing because nothing else will be excluded.
break;
}
// If Global DENY, we continue to find specific tools to add to excluded set
}
continue;
}
const toolName = rule.toolName;
// Check if already processed (exact match)
if (processedTools.has(toolName)) {
continue;
}
// Check if covered by a processed wildcard
let coveredByWildcard = false;
for (const processed of processedTools) {
if (
isWildcardPattern(processed) &&
matchesWildcard(processed, toolName)
) {
// It's covered by a higher-priority wildcard rule.
// If that wildcard rule resulted in exclusion, this tool should also be excluded.
if (excludedTools.has(processed)) {
excludedTools.add(toolName);
}
coveredByWildcard = true;
break;
}
}
if (coveredByWildcard) {
continue;
}
processedTools.add(toolName);
// Determine decision
let decision: PolicyDecision;
if (globalVerdict !== undefined) {
decision = globalVerdict;
} else {
decision = rule.decision;
}
if (decision === PolicyDecision.DENY) {
excludedTools.add(toolName);
}
}
return excludedTools;
}
private applyNonInteractiveMode(decision: PolicyDecision): PolicyDecision {
// In non-interactive mode, ASK_USER becomes DENY
if (this.nonInteractive && decision === PolicyDecision.ASK_USER) {
return PolicyDecision.DENY;
}
return decision;
}
}