Inspired by Claude Code v2.1.223: 'Fixed permission prompts so commands
padded with tabs or invisible Unicode can no longer hide part of the
command from the approval dialog.'
A dangerous command rendered into an approval prompt could previously
lie to the human approver three ways:
- invisible/format Unicode (zero-width, bidi overrides/isolates,
variation selectors, U+E0000 tag block) rendered as nothing
- raw control bytes (ANSI/OSC escapes, bare CR) could erase or
overwrite the just-printed prompt line in the terminal
- long whitespace padding runs pushed the dangerous tail out of view
or past platform preview truncation (~200 chars on gateway)
New agent.redact.sanitize_command_for_display() replaces hidden chars
with visible escape markers (\u202e, \x1b) and collapses padding runs
to explicit markers, preserving literal IOCs instead of deleting them.
Wired at every approval display-mint site: CLI prompt, gateway
dangerous-command + execute_code + tool-approval payloads, pending
fallbacks, and gateway _redact_approval_command. Display-only — the
executed command and pattern-key persistence are untouched.
25 new tests; redact (97), approval (103), gateway approval-format
suites green; E2E with real imports across CLI + gateway paths.
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