earendil-works/pi · error

Refusing to use path outside package install root: ${resolve

Error message

Refusing to use path outside package install root: ${resolvedPath}

What it means

Error "Refusing to use path outside package install root: ${resolvedPath}" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/package-manager.ts:2129

			return join(this.cwd, CONFIG_DIR_NAME, "git");
		}
		return join(this.agentDir, "git");
	}

	private getTemporaryDir(prefix: string, suffix?: string): string {
		const root = this.resolveManagedPath(getExtensionTempFolder(this.agentDir), prefix);
		const hash = createHash("sha256")
			.update(`${prefix}-${suffix ?? ""}`)
			.digest("hex")
			.slice(0, 8);
		return this.resolveManagedPath(root, hash, suffix ?? "");
	}

	private resolveManagedPath(root: string, ...parts: string[]): string {
		const resolvedRoot = resolve(root);
		const resolvedPath = resolve(resolvedRoot, ...parts);
		if (resolvedPath !== resolvedRoot && !resolvedPath.startsWith(`${resolvedRoot}${sep}`)) {
			throw new Error(`Refusing to use path outside package install root: ${resolvedPath}`);
		}
		return resolvedPath;
	}

	private getBaseDirForScope(scope: SourceScope): string {
		if (scope === "project") {
			this.assertProjectTrustedForScope(scope);
			return join(this.cwd, CONFIG_DIR_NAME);
		}
		if (scope === "user") {
			return this.agentDir;
		}
		return this.cwd;
	}

	private resolvePath(input: string): string {
		return resolvePath(input, this.cwd, { homeDir: getHomeDir(), trim: true });
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/package-manager.ts:2129 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/496c3104623313e2. Report an issue: GitHub.