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gemini-cli/packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox.ts
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/**
* @license
* Copyright 2025 Google LLC
* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
*/
import {
exec,
execFile,
execFileSync,
execSync,
spawn,
type ChildProcess,
} from 'node:child_process';
import path from 'node:path';
import fs from 'node:fs';
import os from 'node:os';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
import { quote, parse } from 'shell-quote';
import { promisify } from 'node:util';
import type { Config, SandboxConfig } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
import {
coreEvents,
debugLogger,
FatalSandboxError,
GEMINI_DIR,
homedir,
} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
import { ConsolePatcher } from '../ui/utils/ConsolePatcher.js';
import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto';
import {
getContainerPath,
shouldUseCurrentUserInSandbox,
parseImageName,
ports,
entrypoint,
LOCAL_DEV_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME,
SANDBOX_NETWORK_NAME,
SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME,
BUILTIN_SEATBELT_PROFILES,
} from './sandboxUtils.js';
const execAsync = promisify(exec);
const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
export async function start_sandbox(
config: SandboxConfig,
nodeArgs: string[] = [],
cliConfig?: Config,
cliArgs: string[] = [],
): Promise<number> {
const patcher = new ConsolePatcher({
debugMode: cliConfig?.getDebugMode() || !!process.env['DEBUG'],
stderr: true,
});
patcher.patch();
try {
if (config.command === 'sandbox-exec') {
// disallow BUILD_SANDBOX
if (process.env['BUILD_SANDBOX']) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
'Cannot BUILD_SANDBOX when using macOS Seatbelt',
);
}
const profile = (process.env['SEATBELT_PROFILE'] ??= 'permissive-open');
let profileFile = fileURLToPath(
new URL(`sandbox-macos-${profile}.sb`, import.meta.url),
);
// if profile name is not recognized, then look for file under project settings directory
if (!BUILTIN_SEATBELT_PROFILES.includes(profile)) {
profileFile = path.join(GEMINI_DIR, `sandbox-macos-${profile}.sb`);
}
if (!fs.existsSync(profileFile)) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Missing macos seatbelt profile file '${profileFile}'`,
);
}
debugLogger.log(`using macos seatbelt (profile: ${profile}) ...`);
// if DEBUG is set, convert to --inspect-brk in NODE_OPTIONS
const nodeOptions = [
...(process.env['DEBUG'] ? ['--inspect-brk'] : []),
...nodeArgs,
].join(' ');
const args = [
'-D',
`TARGET_DIR=${fs.realpathSync(process.cwd())}`,
'-D',
`TMP_DIR=${fs.realpathSync(os.tmpdir())}`,
'-D',
`HOME_DIR=${fs.realpathSync(homedir())}`,
'-D',
`CACHE_DIR=${fs.realpathSync((await execAsync('getconf DARWIN_USER_CACHE_DIR')).stdout.trim())}`,
];
// Add included directories from the workspace context
// Always add 5 INCLUDE_DIR parameters to ensure .sb files can reference them
const MAX_INCLUDE_DIRS = 5;
const targetDir = fs.realpathSync(cliConfig?.getTargetDir() || '');
const includedDirs: string[] = [];
if (cliConfig) {
const workspaceContext = cliConfig.getWorkspaceContext();
const directories = workspaceContext.getDirectories();
// Filter out TARGET_DIR
for (const dir of directories) {
const realDir = fs.realpathSync(dir);
if (realDir !== targetDir) {
includedDirs.push(realDir);
}
}
}
for (let i = 0; i < MAX_INCLUDE_DIRS; i++) {
let dirPath = '/dev/null'; // Default to a safe path that won't cause issues
if (i < includedDirs.length) {
dirPath = includedDirs[i];
}
args.push('-D', `INCLUDE_DIR_${i}=${dirPath}`);
}
const finalArgv = cliArgs;
args.push(
'-f',
profileFile,
'sh',
'-c',
[
`SANDBOX=sandbox-exec`,
`NODE_OPTIONS="${nodeOptions}"`,
...finalArgv.map((arg) => quote([arg])),
].join(' '),
);
// start and set up proxy if GEMINI_SANDBOX_PROXY_COMMAND is set
const proxyCommand = process.env['GEMINI_SANDBOX_PROXY_COMMAND'];
let proxyProcess: ChildProcess | undefined = undefined;
let sandboxProcess: ChildProcess | undefined = undefined;
const sandboxEnv = { ...process.env };
if (proxyCommand) {
const proxy =
process.env['HTTPS_PROXY'] ||
process.env['https_proxy'] ||
process.env['HTTP_PROXY'] ||
process.env['http_proxy'] ||
'http://localhost:8877';
sandboxEnv['HTTPS_PROXY'] = proxy;
sandboxEnv['https_proxy'] = proxy; // lower-case can be required, e.g. for curl
sandboxEnv['HTTP_PROXY'] = proxy;
sandboxEnv['http_proxy'] = proxy;
const noProxy = process.env['NO_PROXY'] || process.env['no_proxy'];
if (noProxy) {
sandboxEnv['NO_PROXY'] = noProxy;
sandboxEnv['no_proxy'] = noProxy;
}
proxyProcess = spawn(proxyCommand, {
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
shell: true,
detached: true,
});
// install handlers to stop proxy on exit/signal
const stopProxy = () => {
debugLogger.log('stopping proxy ...');
if (proxyProcess?.pid) {
process.kill(-proxyProcess.pid, 'SIGTERM');
}
};
process.off('exit', stopProxy);
process.on('exit', stopProxy);
process.off('SIGINT', stopProxy);
process.on('SIGINT', stopProxy);
process.off('SIGTERM', stopProxy);
process.on('SIGTERM', stopProxy);
// commented out as it disrupts ink rendering
// proxyProcess.stdout?.on('data', (data) => {
// console.info(data.toString());
// });
proxyProcess.stderr?.on('data', (data) => {
debugLogger.debug(`[PROXY STDERR]: ${data.toString().trim()}`);
});
proxyProcess.on('close', (code, signal) => {
if (sandboxProcess?.pid) {
process.kill(-sandboxProcess.pid, 'SIGTERM');
}
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Proxy command '${proxyCommand}' exited with code ${code}, signal ${signal}`,
);
});
debugLogger.log('waiting for proxy to start ...');
await execAsync(
`until timeout 0.25 curl -s http://localhost:8877; do sleep 0.25; done`,
);
}
// spawn child and let it inherit stdio
process.stdin.pause();
sandboxProcess = spawn(config.command, args, {
stdio: 'inherit',
});
return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
sandboxProcess?.on('error', reject);
sandboxProcess?.on('close', (code) => {
process.stdin.resume();
resolve(code ?? 1);
});
});
}
if (config.command === 'lxc') {
return await start_lxc_sandbox(config, nodeArgs, cliArgs);
}
// runsc uses docker with --runtime=runsc
const command = config.command === 'runsc' ? 'docker' : config.command;
if (!command) throw new FatalSandboxError('Sandbox command is required');
debugLogger.log(`hopping into sandbox (command: ${command}) ...`);
// determine full path for gemini-cli to distinguish linked vs installed setting
const gcPath = process.argv[1] ? fs.realpathSync(process.argv[1]) : '';
const projectSandboxDockerfile = path.join(
GEMINI_DIR,
'sandbox.Dockerfile',
);
const isCustomProjectSandbox = fs.existsSync(projectSandboxDockerfile);
const image = config.image;
if (!image) throw new FatalSandboxError('Sandbox image is required');
if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_.:/-]+$/.test(image)) throw new FatalSandboxError('Invalid sandbox image name');
const workdir = path.resolve(process.cwd());
const containerWorkdir = getContainerPath(workdir);
// if BUILD_SANDBOX is set, then call scripts/build_sandbox.js under gemini-cli repo
//
// note this can only be done with binary linked from gemini-cli repo
if (process.env['BUILD_SANDBOX']) {
if (!gcPath.includes('gemini-cli/packages/')) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
'Cannot build sandbox using installed gemini binary; ' +
'run `npm link ./packages/cli` under gemini-cli repo to switch to linked binary.',
);
} else {
debugLogger.log('building sandbox ...');
const gcRoot = gcPath.split('/packages/')[0];
// if project folder has sandbox.Dockerfile under project settings folder, use that
let buildArgs = '';
const projectSandboxDockerfile = path.join(
GEMINI_DIR,
'sandbox.Dockerfile',
);
if (isCustomProjectSandbox) {
debugLogger.log(`using ${projectSandboxDockerfile} for sandbox`);
buildArgs += `-f ${path.resolve(projectSandboxDockerfile)} -i ${image}`;
}
execSync(
`cd ${gcRoot} && node scripts/build_sandbox.js -s ${buildArgs}`,
{
stdio: 'inherit',
env: {
...process.env,
GEMINI_SANDBOX: command, // in case sandbox is enabled via flags (see config.ts under cli package)
},
},
);
}
}
// stop if image is missing
if (!(await ensureSandboxImageIsPresent(command, image, cliConfig))) {
const remedy =
image === LOCAL_DEV_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME
? 'Try running `npm run build:all` or `npm run build:sandbox` under the gemini-cli repo to build it locally, or check the image name and your network connection.'
: 'Please check the image name, your network connection, or notify gemini-cli-dev@google.com if the issue persists.';
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Sandbox image '${image}' is missing or could not be pulled. ${remedy}`,
);
}
// use interactive mode and auto-remove container on exit
// run init binary inside container to forward signals & reap zombies
const args = ['run', '-i', '--rm', '--init', '--workdir', containerWorkdir];
// add runsc runtime if using runsc
if (config.command === 'runsc') {
args.push('--runtime=runsc');
}
// add custom flags from SANDBOX_FLAGS
if (process.env['SANDBOX_FLAGS']) {
const flags = parse(process.env['SANDBOX_FLAGS'], process.env).filter(
(f): f is string => typeof f === 'string',
);
args.push(...flags);
}
// add TTY only if stdin is TTY as well, i.e. for piped input don't init TTY in container
if (process.stdin.isTTY) {
args.push('-t');
}
// allow access to host.docker.internal
args.push('--add-host', 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway');
// mount current directory as working directory in sandbox (set via --workdir)
args.push('--volume', `${workdir}:${containerWorkdir}`);
// mount user settings directory inside container, after creating if missing
// note user/home changes inside sandbox and we mount at BOTH paths for consistency
const userHomeDirOnHost = homedir();
const userSettingsDirInSandbox = getContainerPath(
`/home/node/${GEMINI_DIR}`,
);
if (!fs.existsSync(userHomeDirOnHost)) {
fs.mkdirSync(userHomeDirOnHost, { recursive: true });
}
const userSettingsDirOnHost = path.join(userHomeDirOnHost, GEMINI_DIR);
if (!fs.existsSync(userSettingsDirOnHost)) {
fs.mkdirSync(userSettingsDirOnHost, { recursive: true });
}
args.push(
'--volume',
`${userSettingsDirOnHost}:${userSettingsDirInSandbox}`,
);
if (userSettingsDirInSandbox !== getContainerPath(userSettingsDirOnHost)) {
args.push(
'--volume',
`${userSettingsDirOnHost}:${getContainerPath(userSettingsDirOnHost)}`,
);
}
// mount os.tmpdir() as os.tmpdir() inside container
args.push('--volume', `${os.tmpdir()}:${getContainerPath(os.tmpdir())}`);
// mount homedir() as homedir() inside container
if (userHomeDirOnHost !== os.homedir()) {
args.push(
'--volume',
`${userHomeDirOnHost}:${getContainerPath(userHomeDirOnHost)}`,
);
}
// mount gcloud config directory if it exists
const gcloudConfigDir = path.join(homedir(), '.config', 'gcloud');
if (fs.existsSync(gcloudConfigDir)) {
args.push(
'--volume',
`${gcloudConfigDir}:${getContainerPath(gcloudConfigDir)}:ro`,
);
}
// mount ADC file if GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS is set
if (process.env['GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS']) {
const adcFile = process.env['GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS'];
if (fs.existsSync(adcFile)) {
args.push('--volume', `${adcFile}:${getContainerPath(adcFile)}:ro`);
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=${getContainerPath(adcFile)}`,
);
}
}
// mount paths listed in SANDBOX_MOUNTS
if (process.env['SANDBOX_MOUNTS']) {
for (let mount of process.env['SANDBOX_MOUNTS'].split(',')) {
if (mount.trim()) {
// parse mount as from:to:opts
let [from, to, opts] = mount.trim().split(':');
to = to || from; // default to mount at same path inside container
opts = opts || 'ro'; // default to read-only
mount = `${from}:${to}:${opts}`;
// check that from path is absolute
if (!path.isAbsolute(from)) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Path '${from}' listed in SANDBOX_MOUNTS must be absolute`,
);
}
// check that from path exists on host
if (!fs.existsSync(from)) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Missing mount path '${from}' listed in SANDBOX_MOUNTS`,
);
}
debugLogger.log(`SANDBOX_MOUNTS: ${from} -> ${to} (${opts})`);
args.push('--volume', mount);
}
}
}
// expose env-specified ports on the sandbox
ports().forEach((p) => args.push('--publish', `${p}:${p}`));
// if DEBUG is set, expose debugging port
if (process.env['DEBUG']) {
const debugPort = process.env['DEBUG_PORT'] || '9229';
args.push(`--publish`, `${debugPort}:${debugPort}`);
}
// copy proxy environment variables, replacing localhost with SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME
// copy as both upper-case and lower-case as is required by some utilities
// GEMINI_SANDBOX_PROXY_COMMAND implies HTTPS_PROXY unless HTTP_PROXY is set
const proxyCommand = process.env['GEMINI_SANDBOX_PROXY_COMMAND'];
if (proxyCommand) {
let proxy =
process.env['HTTPS_PROXY'] ||
process.env['https_proxy'] ||
process.env['HTTP_PROXY'] ||
process.env['http_proxy'] ||
'http://localhost:8877';
proxy = proxy.replace('localhost', SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME);
if (proxy) {
args.push('--env', `HTTPS_PROXY=${proxy}`);
args.push('--env', `https_proxy=${proxy}`); // lower-case can be required, e.g. for curl
args.push('--env', `HTTP_PROXY=${proxy}`);
args.push('--env', `http_proxy=${proxy}`);
}
const noProxy = process.env['NO_PROXY'] || process.env['no_proxy'];
if (noProxy) {
args.push('--env', `NO_PROXY=${noProxy}`);
args.push('--env', `no_proxy=${noProxy}`);
}
// if using proxy, switch to internal networking through proxy
if (proxy) {
execSync(
`${command} network inspect ${SANDBOX_NETWORK_NAME} || ${command} network create --internal ${SANDBOX_NETWORK_NAME}`,
);
args.push('--network', SANDBOX_NETWORK_NAME);
// if proxy command is set, create a separate network w/ host access (i.e. non-internal)
// we will run proxy in its own container connected to both host network and internal network
// this allows proxy to work even on rootless podman on macos with host<->vm<->container isolation
if (proxyCommand) {
execSync(
`${command} network inspect ${SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME} || ${command} network create ${SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME}`,
);
}
}
}
// name container after image, plus random suffix to avoid conflicts
const imageName = parseImageName(image);
const isIntegrationTest =
process.env['GEMINI_CLI_INTEGRATION_TEST'] === 'true';
let containerName;
if (isIntegrationTest) {
containerName = `gemini-cli-integration-test-${randomBytes(4).toString(
'hex',
)}`;
debugLogger.log(`ContainerName: ${containerName}`);
} else {
let index = 0;
const containerNameCheck = (
await execAsync(`${command} ps -a --format "{{.Names}}"`)
).stdout.trim();
while (containerNameCheck.includes(`${imageName}-${index}`)) {
index++;
}
containerName = `${imageName}-${index}`;
debugLogger.log(`ContainerName (regular): ${containerName}`);
}
args.push('--name', containerName, '--hostname', containerName);
// copy GEMINI_CLI_TEST_VAR for integration tests
if (process.env['GEMINI_CLI_TEST_VAR']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GEMINI_CLI_TEST_VAR=${process.env['GEMINI_CLI_TEST_VAR']}`,
);
}
// copy GEMINI_API_KEY(s)
if (process.env['GEMINI_API_KEY']) {
args.push('--env', `GEMINI_API_KEY=${process.env['GEMINI_API_KEY']}`);
}
if (process.env['GOOGLE_API_KEY']) {
args.push('--env', `GOOGLE_API_KEY=${process.env['GOOGLE_API_KEY']}`);
}
// copy GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL and GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL
if (process.env['GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL=${process.env['GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL']}`,
);
}
if (process.env['GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL=${process.env['GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL']}`,
);
}
// copy GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI
if (process.env['GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=${process.env['GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI']}`,
);
}
// copy GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA
if (process.env['GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA=${process.env['GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA']}`,
);
}
// copy GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
if (process.env['GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=${process.env['GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT']}`,
);
}
// copy GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION
if (process.env['GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION']) {
args.push(
'--env',
`GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=${process.env['GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION']}`,
);
}
// copy GEMINI_MODEL
if (process.env['GEMINI_MODEL']) {
args.push('--env', `GEMINI_MODEL=${process.env['GEMINI_MODEL']}`);
}
// copy TERM and COLORTERM to try to maintain terminal setup
if (process.env['TERM']) {
args.push('--env', `TERM=${process.env['TERM']}`);
}
if (process.env['COLORTERM']) {
args.push('--env', `COLORTERM=${process.env['COLORTERM']}`);
}
// Pass through IDE mode environment variables
for (const envVar of [
'GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_PORT',
'GEMINI_CLI_IDE_WORKSPACE_PATH',
'TERM_PROGRAM',
]) {
if (process.env[envVar]) {
args.push('--env', `${envVar}=${process.env[envVar]}`);
}
}
// copy VIRTUAL_ENV if under working directory
// also mount-replace VIRTUAL_ENV directory with <project_settings>/sandbox.venv
// sandbox can then set up this new VIRTUAL_ENV directory using sandbox.bashrc (see below)
// directory will be empty if not set up, which is still preferable to having host binaries
if (
process.env['VIRTUAL_ENV']
?.toLowerCase()
.startsWith(workdir.toLowerCase())
) {
const sandboxVenvPath = path.resolve(GEMINI_DIR, 'sandbox.venv');
if (!fs.existsSync(sandboxVenvPath)) {
fs.mkdirSync(sandboxVenvPath, { recursive: true });
}
args.push(
'--volume',
`${sandboxVenvPath}:${getContainerPath(process.env['VIRTUAL_ENV'])}`,
);
args.push(
'--env',
`VIRTUAL_ENV=${getContainerPath(process.env['VIRTUAL_ENV'])}`,
);
}
// copy additional environment variables from SANDBOX_ENV
if (process.env['SANDBOX_ENV']) {
for (let env of process.env['SANDBOX_ENV'].split(',')) {
if ((env = env.trim())) {
if (env.includes('=')) {
debugLogger.log(`SANDBOX_ENV: ${env}`);
args.push('--env', env);
} else {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
'SANDBOX_ENV must be a comma-separated list of key=value pairs',
);
}
}
}
}
// copy NODE_OPTIONS
const existingNodeOptions = process.env['NODE_OPTIONS'] || '';
const allNodeOptions = [
...(existingNodeOptions ? [existingNodeOptions] : []),
...nodeArgs,
].join(' ');
if (allNodeOptions.length > 0) {
args.push('--env', `NODE_OPTIONS="${allNodeOptions}"`);
}
// set SANDBOX as container name
args.push('--env', `SANDBOX=${containerName}`);
// for podman only, use empty --authfile to skip unnecessary auth refresh overhead
if (command === 'podman') {
const emptyAuthFilePath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'empty_auth.json');
fs.writeFileSync(emptyAuthFilePath, '{}', 'utf-8');
args.push('--authfile', emptyAuthFilePath);
}
// Determine if the current user's UID/GID should be passed to the sandbox.
// See shouldUseCurrentUserInSandbox for more details.
let userFlag = '';
const finalEntrypoint = entrypoint(workdir, cliArgs);
if (process.env['GEMINI_CLI_INTEGRATION_TEST'] === 'true') {
args.push('--user', 'root');
userFlag = '--user root';
} else if (await shouldUseCurrentUserInSandbox()) {
// For the user-creation logic to work, the container must start as root.
// The entrypoint script then handles dropping privileges to the correct user.
args.push('--user', 'root');
const uid = (await execAsync('id -u')).stdout.trim();
const gid = (await execAsync('id -g')).stdout.trim();
// Instead of passing --user to the main sandbox container, we let it
// start as root, then create a user with the host's UID/GID, and
// finally switch to that user to run the gemini process. This is
// necessary on Linux to ensure the user exists within the
// container's /etc/passwd file, which is required by os.userInfo().
const username = 'gemini';
const homeDir = getContainerPath(homedir());
const setupUserCommands = [
// Use -f with groupadd to avoid errors if the group already exists.
`groupadd -f -g ${gid} ${username}`,
// Create user only if it doesn't exist. Use -o for non-unique UID.
`id -u ${username} &>/dev/null || useradd -o -u ${uid} -g ${gid} -d ${homeDir} -s /bin/bash ${username}`,
].join(' && ');
const originalCommand = finalEntrypoint[2];
const escapedOriginalCommand = originalCommand.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
// Use `su -p` to preserve the environment.
const suCommand = `su -p ${username} -c '${escapedOriginalCommand}'`;
// The entrypoint is always `['bash', '-c', '<command>']`, so we modify the command part.
finalEntrypoint[2] = `${setupUserCommands} && ${suCommand}`;
// We still need userFlag for the simpler proxy container, which does not have this issue.
userFlag = `--user ${uid}:${gid}`;
// When forcing a UID in the sandbox, $HOME can be reset to '/', so we copy $HOME as well.
args.push('--env', `HOME=${homedir()}`);
}
// push container image name
args.push(image);
// push container entrypoint (including args)
args.push(...finalEntrypoint);
// start and set up proxy if GEMINI_SANDBOX_PROXY_COMMAND is set
let proxyProcess: ChildProcess | undefined = undefined;
let sandboxProcess: ChildProcess | undefined = undefined;
if (proxyCommand) {
// run proxyCommand in its own container
// build args array to prevent command injection
const proxyContainerArgs = [
'run',
'--rm',
'--init',
...(userFlag ? userFlag.split(' ') : []),
'--name',
SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME,
'--network',
SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME,
'-p',
'8877:8877',
'-v',
`${process.cwd()}:${workdir}`,
'--workdir',
workdir,
image,
// proxyCommand may be a shell string, so parse it into tokens safely
...parse(proxyCommand, process.env).filter(
(f): f is string => typeof f === 'string',
),
];
proxyProcess = spawn(command, proxyContainerArgs, {
stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
shell: false, // <-- no shell; args are passed directly
detached: true,
});
// install handlers to stop proxy on exit/signal
const stopProxy = () => {
debugLogger.log('stopping proxy container ...');
execSync(`${command} rm -f ${SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME}`);
};
process.off('exit', stopProxy);
process.on('exit', stopProxy);
process.off('SIGINT', stopProxy);
process.on('SIGINT', stopProxy);
process.off('SIGTERM', stopProxy);
process.on('SIGTERM', stopProxy);
// commented out as it disrupts ink rendering
// proxyProcess.stdout?.on('data', (data) => {
// console.info(data.toString());
// });
proxyProcess.stderr?.on('data', (data) => {
debugLogger.debug(`[PROXY STDERR]: ${data.toString().trim()}`);
});
proxyProcess.on('close', (code, signal) => {
if (sandboxProcess?.pid) {
process.kill(-sandboxProcess.pid, 'SIGTERM');
}
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Proxy container command '${command} ${proxyContainerArgs.join(' ')}' exited with code ${code}, signal ${signal}`,
);
});
debugLogger.log('waiting for proxy to start ...');
await execAsync(
`until timeout 0.25 curl -s http://localhost:8877; do sleep 0.25; done`,
);
// connect proxy container to sandbox network
// (workaround for older versions of docker that don't support multiple --network args)
await execAsync(
`${command} network connect ${SANDBOX_NETWORK_NAME} ${SANDBOX_PROXY_NAME}`,
);
}
// spawn child and let it inherit stdio
process.stdin.pause();
sandboxProcess = spawn(command, args, {
stdio: 'inherit',
});
return await new Promise<number>((resolve, reject) => {
sandboxProcess.on('error', (err) => {
coreEvents.emitFeedback('error', 'Sandbox process error', err);
reject(err);
});
sandboxProcess?.on('close', (code, signal) => {
process.stdin.resume();
if (code !== 0 && code !== null) {
debugLogger.log(
`Sandbox process exited with code: ${code}, signal: ${signal}`,
);
}
resolve(code ?? 1);
});
});
} finally {
patcher.cleanup();
}
}
// Helper function to start a sandbox using LXC/LXD.
// Unlike Docker/Podman, LXC does not launch a transient container from an
// image. The user creates and manages their own LXC container; Gemini runs
// inside it via `lxc exec`. The container name is stored in config.image
// (default: "gemini-sandbox"). The workspace is bind-mounted into the
// container at the same absolute path.
async function start_lxc_sandbox(
config: SandboxConfig,
nodeArgs: string[] = [],
cliArgs: string[] = [],
): Promise<number> {
const containerName = config.image || 'gemini-sandbox';
const workdir = path.resolve(process.cwd());
debugLogger.log(
`starting lxc sandbox (container: ${containerName}, workdir: ${workdir}) ...`,
);
// Verify the container exists and is running.
let listOutput: string;
try {
const { stdout } = await execFileAsync('lxc', [
'list',
containerName,
'--format=json',
]);
listOutput = stdout.trim();
} catch (err) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Failed to query LXC container '${containerName}': ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}. ` +
`Make sure LXC/LXD is installed and '${containerName}' container exists. ` +
`Create one with: lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 ${containerName}`,
);
}
let containers: Array<{ name: string; status: string }> = [];
try {
const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(listOutput);
if (Array.isArray(parsed)) {
containers = parsed
.filter(
(item): item is Record<string, unknown> =>
item !== null &&
typeof item === 'object' &&
'name' in item &&
'status' in item,
)
.map((item) => ({
name: String(item['name']),
status: String(item['status']),
}));
}
} catch {
containers = [];
}
const container = containers.find((c) => c.name === containerName);
if (!container) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`LXC container '${containerName}' not found. ` +
`Create one with: lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 ${containerName}`,
);
}
if (container.status.toLowerCase() !== 'running') {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`LXC container '${containerName}' is not running (current status: ${container.status}). ` +
`Start it with: lxc start ${containerName}`,
);
}
// Bind-mount the working directory into the container at the same path.
// Using "lxc config device add" is idempotent when the device name matches.
const deviceName = `gemini-workspace-${randomBytes(4).toString('hex')}`;
try {
await execFileAsync('lxc', [
'config',
'device',
'add',
containerName,
deviceName,
'disk',
`source=${workdir}`,
`path=${workdir}`,
]);
debugLogger.log(
`mounted workspace '${workdir}' into container as device '${deviceName}'`,
);
} catch (err) {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
`Failed to mount workspace into LXC container '${containerName}': ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
);
}
// Remove the workspace device from the container when the process exits.
// Only the 'exit' event is needed — the CLI's cleanup.ts already handles
// SIGINT and SIGTERM by calling process.exit(), which fires 'exit'.
const removeDevice = () => {
try {
execFileSync(
'lxc',
['config', 'device', 'remove', containerName, deviceName],
{ timeout: 2000 },
);
} catch {
// Best-effort cleanup; ignore errors on exit.
}
};
process.on('exit', removeDevice);
// Build the environment variable arguments for `lxc exec`.
const envArgs: string[] = [];
const envVarsToForward: Record<string, string | undefined> = {
GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env['GEMINI_API_KEY'],
GOOGLE_API_KEY: process.env['GOOGLE_API_KEY'],
GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL: process.env['GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL'],
GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL: process.env['GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL'],
GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI: process.env['GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI'],
GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA: process.env['GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA'],
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT: process.env['GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT'],
GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION: process.env['GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION'],
GEMINI_MODEL: process.env['GEMINI_MODEL'],
TERM: process.env['TERM'],
COLORTERM: process.env['COLORTERM'],
GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_PORT: process.env['GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_PORT'],
GEMINI_CLI_IDE_WORKSPACE_PATH: process.env['GEMINI_CLI_IDE_WORKSPACE_PATH'],
TERM_PROGRAM: process.env['TERM_PROGRAM'],
};
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(envVarsToForward)) {
if (value) {
envArgs.push('--env', `${key}=${value}`);
}
}
// Forward SANDBOX_ENV key=value pairs
if (process.env['SANDBOX_ENV']) {
for (let env of process.env['SANDBOX_ENV'].split(',')) {
if ((env = env.trim())) {
if (env.includes('=')) {
envArgs.push('--env', env);
} else {
throw new FatalSandboxError(
'SANDBOX_ENV must be a comma-separated list of key=value pairs',
);
}
}
}
}
// Forward NODE_OPTIONS (e.g. from --inspect flags)
const existingNodeOptions = process.env['NODE_OPTIONS'] || '';
const allNodeOptions = [
...(existingNodeOptions ? [existingNodeOptions] : []),
...nodeArgs,
].join(' ');
if (allNodeOptions.length > 0) {
envArgs.push('--env', `NODE_OPTIONS=${allNodeOptions}`);
}
// Mark that we're running inside an LXC sandbox.
envArgs.push('--env', `SANDBOX=${containerName}`);
// Build the command entrypoint (same logic as Docker path).
const finalEntrypoint = entrypoint(workdir, cliArgs);
// Build the full lxc exec command args.
const args = [
'exec',
containerName,
'--cwd',
workdir,
...envArgs,
'--',
...finalEntrypoint,
];
debugLogger.log(`lxc exec args: ${args.join(' ')}`);
process.stdin.pause();
const sandboxProcess = spawn('lxc', args, {
stdio: 'inherit',
});
return new Promise<number>((resolve, reject) => {
sandboxProcess.on('error', (err) => {
coreEvents.emitFeedback('error', 'LXC sandbox process error', err);
reject(err);
});
sandboxProcess.on('close', (code, signal) => {
process.stdin.resume();
process.off('exit', removeDevice);
removeDevice();
if (code !== 0 && code !== null) {
debugLogger.log(
`LXC sandbox process exited with code: ${code}, signal: ${signal}`,
);
}
resolve(code ?? 1);
});
});
}
// Helper functions to ensure sandbox image is present
async function imageExists(sandbox: string, image: string): Promise<boolean> {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
const args = ['images', '-q', image];
const checkProcess = spawn(sandbox, args);
let stdoutData = '';
if (checkProcess.stdout) {
checkProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
stdoutData += data.toString();
});
}
checkProcess.on('error', (err) => {
debugLogger.warn(
`Failed to start '${sandbox}' command for image check: ${err.message}`,
);
resolve(false);
});
checkProcess.on('close', (code) => {
// Non-zero code might indicate docker daemon not running, etc.
// The primary success indicator is non-empty stdoutData.
if (code !== 0) {
// console.warn(`'${sandbox} images -q ${image}' exited with code ${code}.`);
}
resolve(stdoutData.trim() !== '');
});
});
}
async function pullImage(
sandbox: string,
image: string,
cliConfig?: Config,
): Promise<boolean> {
debugLogger.debug(`Attempting to pull image ${image} using ${sandbox}...`);
return new Promise((resolve) => {
const args = ['pull', image];
const pullProcess = spawn(sandbox, args, { stdio: 'pipe' });
let stderrData = '';
const onStdoutData = (data: Buffer) => {
if (cliConfig?.getDebugMode() || process.env['DEBUG']) {
debugLogger.log(data.toString().trim()); // Show pull progress
}
};
const onStderrData = (data: Buffer) => {
stderrData += data.toString();
// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
console.error(data.toString().trim()); // Show pull errors/info from the command itself
};
const onError = (err: Error) => {
debugLogger.warn(
`Failed to start '${sandbox} pull ${image}' command: ${err.message}`,
);
cleanup();
resolve(false);
};
const onClose = (code: number | null) => {
if (code === 0) {
debugLogger.log(`Successfully pulled image ${image}.`);
cleanup();
resolve(true);
} else {
debugLogger.warn(
`Failed to pull image ${image}. '${sandbox} pull ${image}' exited with code ${code}.`,
);
if (stderrData.trim()) {
// Details already printed by the stderr listener above
}
cleanup();
resolve(false);
}
};
const cleanup = () => {
if (pullProcess.stdout) {
pullProcess.stdout.removeListener('data', onStdoutData);
}
if (pullProcess.stderr) {
pullProcess.stderr.removeListener('data', onStderrData);
}
pullProcess.removeListener('error', onError);
pullProcess.removeListener('close', onClose);
if (pullProcess.connected) {
pullProcess.disconnect();
}
};
if (pullProcess.stdout) {
pullProcess.stdout.on('data', onStdoutData);
}
if (pullProcess.stderr) {
pullProcess.stderr.on('data', onStderrData);
}
pullProcess.on('error', onError);
pullProcess.on('close', onClose);
});
}
async function ensureSandboxImageIsPresent(
sandbox: string,
image: string,
cliConfig?: Config,
): Promise<boolean> {
debugLogger.log(`Checking for sandbox image: ${image}`);
if (await imageExists(sandbox, image)) {
debugLogger.log(`Sandbox image ${image} found locally.`);
return true;
}
debugLogger.log(`Sandbox image ${image} not found locally.`);
if (image === LOCAL_DEV_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME) {
// user needs to build the image themselves
return false;
}
if (await pullImage(sandbox, image, cliConfig)) {
// After attempting to pull, check again to be certain
if (await imageExists(sandbox, image)) {
debugLogger.log(`Sandbox image ${image} is now available after pulling.`);
return true;
} else {
debugLogger.warn(
`Sandbox image ${image} still not found after a pull attempt. This might indicate an issue with the image name or registry, or the pull command reported success but failed to make the image available.`,
);
return false;
}
}
coreEvents.emitFeedback(
'error',
`Failed to obtain sandbox image ${image} after check and pull attempt.`,
);
return false; // Pull command failed or image still not present
}