{"record":{"id":"a2432c272d5754e9","repo":"HKUDS/Vibe-Trading","slug":"run-dir-is-required-to-write-edit-file-path-r-o","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"run_dir is required to write/edit {file_path!r}, or the path must resolve inside allowed {purpose} roots.","messagePattern":"run_dir is required to write/edit (.+?), or the path must resolve inside allowed (.+?) roots\\.","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"agent/src/tools/path_utils.py","lineNumber":238,"sourceCode":"        try:\n            return safe_path(file_path, run_root)\n        except ValueError as exc:\n            # Fallback to allowed roots if safe_path containment fails\n            candidate = Path(file_path).expanduser().resolve()\n            for root in allowed_roots:\n                if candidate.is_relative_to(root):\n                    return candidate\n            raise ValueError(\n                f\"Path {file_path!r} escapes run_dir {run_dir!r} and is not in allowed {purpose} roots.\"\n            ) from exc\n\n    # If no run_dir, path must resolve inside one of the allowed roots\n    candidate = Path(file_path).expanduser().resolve()\n    for root in allowed_roots:\n        if candidate.is_relative_to(root):\n            return candidate\n\n    raise ValueError(\n        f\"run_dir is required to write/edit {file_path!r}, or the path must resolve inside allowed {purpose} roots.\"\n    )\n\n\ndef _allowed_run_roots() -> list[Path]:\n    \"\"\"Return all roots allowed for run_dir-based tools.\"\"\"\n    raw = get_env_config().api.vibe_trading_allowed_run_roots\n    configured: list[Path] = []\n    for item in raw.split(\",\"):\n        item = item.strip()\n        if not item:\n            continue\n        _rejects_unc(item)\n        configured.append(Path(item).expanduser().resolve())\n\n    roots: list[Path] = []\n    for root in [*_default_run_roots(), *configured]:\n        resolved = root.resolve()","sourceCodeStart":220,"sourceCodeEnd":256,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/blob/80ffdda44c5c4db0dd84d70e051cca591cea67df/agent/src/tools/path_utils.py#L220-L256","documentation":"When no run_dir is supplied, resolve_safe_path requires the file_path to resolve inside one of the allowed roots for that purpose; otherwise this error explains that run_dir is required for write/edit operations outside allowlisted roots.","triggerScenarios":"Calling a write/edit tool without run_dir and with a path outside all allowed roots.","commonSituations":"Ad-hoc scripts invoking file tools directly without creating a run directory, or expecting cwd to be implicitly allowed.","solutions":["Create/obtain a run_dir and pass it to the tool","Or restrict writes to a directory listed in allowed write roots","Verify the path with expanduser().resolve() matches an allowed root exactly (no symlinks)"],"exampleFix":"# before\ntool.execute(file_path=\"/home/user/note.md\", mode=\"edit\")\n# after\nrun = create_run_dir()  # under allowed run roots\ntool.execute(file_path=str(run / \"note.md\"), run_dir=str(run), mode=\"edit\")","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if run_dir is None:\n    cand = Path(file_path).expanduser().resolve()\n    assert any(cand.is_relative_to(r) for r in allowed_write_roots()), \"need run_dir or allowed root\"","typeGuard":"def can_write_without_run_dir(p: str, roots: list[Path]) -> bool:\n    c = Path(p).expanduser().resolve()\n    return any(c.is_relative_to(r) for r in roots)","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    target = resolve_safe_path(file_path, None, purpose=\"write\")\nexcept ValueError as e:\n    if \"run_dir is required\" in str(e):\n        run_dir = create_run_dir(); target = resolve_safe_path(str(run_dir / Path(file_path).name), str(run_dir), purpose=\"write\")","preventionTips":["Always thread run_dir through write/edit flows","Create run dirs via the tooling, not ad hoc","Keep allowed write roots minimal and explicit"],"tags":["path-validation","run-dir","allowed-roots"],"backgroundTag":"path-traversal-rejected","analyzedSha":"80ffdda44c5c4db0dd84d70e051cca591cea67df","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T12:46:38.989Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}