hermes-agent/tools
Teknium c8369e37f4 feat(mcp): trust-tier gating for write-capable MCP tools via readOnlyHint
Adds a per-server `trust: full|untrusted` config key
(mcp_servers.<name>.trust). On an untrusted server, every write-capable
tool call — any tool whose discovery-time annotations do not carry
readOnlyHint=True — routes through the existing approval surface
(tools.approval.request_elicitation_consent, same lazy-import +
surface-routing pattern the MCP elicitation handler uses) before the RPC
fires. Denied/cancelled/errored approvals fail closed: the RPC never
runs, including the lazy first-use server spawn.

Design points:
- Classification happens at CALL TIME from metadata captured at
  DISCOVERY (_record_tool_trust_metadata in _register_server_tools and
  the lazy cache-registration path). No toolset/schema mutation, so the
  toolset stays byte-stable and prompt caching is preserved.
- readOnlyHint is a server-supplied HINT: on an untrusted server a lying
  server can at most skip approval for tools it claims read-only — it
  can never widen access. Trust tiering itself is operator config.
- Missing/malformed annotations => write-capable (fail closed).
- Unrecognized trust values => untrusted (fail closed); missing key =>
  full (backward compatible, documented in mcp-config-reference).
- The schema cache now persists readOnlyHint so lazy-registered servers
  gate identically on next startup without spawning.

Tests: tests/tools/test_mcp_trust_gating.py (11 tests, TDD red->green):
approval invoked + accept proceeds, deny/cancel blocks RPC, readOnlyHint
=true skips gate, trusted/unconfigured servers skip gate, explicit
readOnlyHint=false gated, approval exception fails closed, trust
normalization, discovery-time capture (SDK objects and cached dicts).

Ported from: cloudflare-os classifyTool() (Apache-2.0), corroborated by
Claude Cowork (idea-level).
2026-08-07 08:58:32 -07:00
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computer_use fix(approval): classify CLI/TUI approval timeouts separately from explicit denials 2026-08-02 20:21:59 -07:00
environments fix(file-sync): serialize concurrent sync cycles 2026-08-03 22:53:32 +05:30
neutts_samples
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wakewords feat(voice): bundle the trained "hey hermes" model as the out-of-the-box default 2026-07-28 07:58:16 -07:00
__init__.py
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ansi_strip.py fix(cli): sanitize terminal escapes when replaying stored history (/resume recap, /status recap) 2026-07-17 04:53:38 -07:00
approval.py refactor: fold /simplify-code findings 2026-08-06 17:03:10 +05:30
async_delegation.py [verified] fix(desktop): preserve background delegates across session switches 2026-08-02 15:11:37 -07:00
audio_container.py refactor: extract shared audio container sniffer to tools/audio_container.py 2026-07-28 11:52:44 -07:00
binary_extensions.py
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blueprints.py fix(cron): surface initial scheduler registration failures 2026-08-07 17:45:06 +05:30
browser_camofox.py fix(browser): scope Camofox session identity 2026-08-02 00:11:50 -07:00
browser_camofox_state.py
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browser_cdp_tool.py fix(browser): stop stale cdp_url from stalling every startup by 10+ seconds 2026-07-27 14:32:05 -07:00
browser_dialog_tool.py
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browser_supervisor.py perf(imports): lazy-load heavy SDKs off the cold-start waterfall 2026-07-29 10:54:04 -07:00
browser_tool.py fix(browser): guard against concurrent expired-session replacement race 2026-08-02 11:18:41 +05:30
budget_config.py
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checkpoint_manager.py refactor: single build_subprocess_env() factory for all child-process spawns (profile + secret-scrub single owner) 2026-07-29 10:14:11 -07:00
clarify_gateway.py feat(clarify): extend multi-select to gateway text fallback and TUI bridge 2026-07-26 17:46:55 -07:00
clarify_tool.py refactor: migrate hand-rolled error envelopes to shared tool_error() 2026-07-29 10:14:00 -07:00
close_terminal_tool.py fix(agent): the desktop's tools reach it on remote and cloud backends too 2026-08-06 19:35:47 -06:00
code_execution_tool.py fix: preserve session history when a turn crashes 2026-08-06 23:08:23 -05:00
computer_use_tool.py feat(computer_use): align cua-driver 0.10 permission modes 2026-07-29 12:19:37 -07:00
credential_files.py fix(vision): make desktop image uploads reachable from profile Docker sandboxes (#69575) (#75671) 2026-07-31 17:43:37 -04:00
cronjob_tools.py feat(cron): monitor-mode jobs — hash-suppressed change detection 2026-08-07 08:57:44 -07:00
daemon_pool.py
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debug_helpers.py
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delegate_tool.py feat(delegation): surface per-delegation cost in the result entry 2026-08-07 08:58:02 -07:00
delegation_live_log.py fix(delegation): redact credentials in live subagent transcripts 2026-07-20 06:50:31 -07:00
desktop_ui.py feat(desktop): agent can focus panes + shared desktop-UI event bridge 2026-07-22 12:13:01 -05:00
discord_tool.py fix(tools): isolate model tools by multiplex profile 2026-08-02 00:11:50 -07:00
env_passthrough.py fix(security): scope passthrough env to routed profile 2026-08-02 00:36:03 -07:00
env_probe.py fix(runtime): resolve Hermes-managed Node and uv before bare PATH 2026-08-01 21:17:51 -04:00
fal_common.py
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feishu_doc_tool.py
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feishu_drive_tool.py
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file_operations.py fix(file): align grep fallback regex behavior 2026-08-06 05:31:17 +05:30
file_state.py
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file_tools.py fix(read_file): stop promising anydoc conversion in the tool schema 2026-08-05 22:03:47 -07:00
flux3_video_tool.py Portal free user vision fix + flux3 polling improvements (#75448) 2026-07-31 10:17:55 -04:00
focus_pane_tool.py fix(agent): the desktop's tools reach it on remote and cloud backends too 2026-08-06 19:35:47 -06:00
fuzzy_match.py feat(patch): list match locations in ambiguous old_string errors 2026-08-02 15:51:43 -07:00
homeassistant_tool.py fix(tools): isolate model tools by multiplex profile 2026-08-02 00:11:50 -07:00
hook_output_spill.py fix: route stray HERMES_HOME hardcodes through get_hermes_home() (profile + native-Windows safety) 2026-07-29 09:33:48 -07:00
image_generation_tool.py fix(deepinfra): harden multimodal provider routing 2026-07-14 02:59:39 +05:30
image_source.py fix(vision): make desktop image uploads reachable from profile Docker sandboxes (#69575) (#75671) 2026-07-31 17:43:37 -04:00
interrupt.py
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kanban_tools.py fix(cron): don't let a cron job inherit a kanban worker's dispatcher identity 2026-08-06 03:16:26 +05:30
lazy_deps.py refactor: derive teams install hint via feature_install_command(venv_pip=True) 2026-08-07 13:28:43 +05:30
managed_tool_gateway.py fix(secrets): scope-aware credential reads in core tool/gateway/web-server paths 2026-08-02 10:02:33 -07:00
mcp_dashboard_oauth.py fix(mcp): preserve live OAuth state during reauth 2026-07-17 04:50:47 -07:00
mcp_oauth.py perf: lazy mcp SDK import + tool-discovery mtime cache + browser_tool import diet 2026-07-29 10:02:03 -07:00
mcp_oauth_manager.py fix(mcp): make Figma remote OAuth work via DCR allowlist defaults 2026-07-28 00:53:16 -05:00
mcp_schema_cache.py polish(mcp): simplify-pass folds on the lazy-startup salvage 2026-08-03 14:24:37 +05:30
mcp_stdio_watchdog.py fix(mcp): use direct parent identity in stdio watchdog 2026-07-18 04:15:13 -07:00
mcp_tool.py feat(mcp): trust-tier gating for write-capable MCP tools via readOnlyHint 2026-08-07 08:58:32 -07:00
memory_tool.py refactor: extract atomic_write_text to utils.py; fix write-failure error handling 2026-07-29 16:49:07 +05:30
microsoft_graph_auth.py
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microsoft_graph_client.py refactor: single shared Retry-After parser 2026-07-29 10:13:50 -07:00
neutts_synth.py fix(voice): reconcile NeuTTS backbone/codec GPU device strings 2026-07-28 14:07:21 -07:00
open_preview_tool.py fix(agent): the desktop's tools reach it on remote and cloud backends too 2026-08-06 19:35:47 -06:00
openrouter_client.py fix(secrets): scope-aware credential reads in core tool/gateway/web-server paths 2026-08-02 10:02:33 -07:00
osv_check.py fix(security): cache OSV malware preflight verdicts and stop double component discovery (#75485) 2026-08-01 10:47:20 -07:00
patch_parser.py refactor(file-ops): fold simplify-pass findings 2026-08-04 14:34:24 +05:30
path_security.py refactor: migrate hand-rolled error envelopes to shared tool_error() 2026-07-29 10:14:00 -07:00
process_registry.py fix(secrets): redact command in process checkpoint file (#77484) 2026-08-07 17:01:23 +05:30
project_tools.py
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react_to_message_tool.py fix(agent): the desktop's tools reach it on remote and cloud backends too 2026-08-06 19:35:47 -06:00
read_extract.py fix(read_extract): cap anydoc input size before conversion 2026-08-05 22:02:42 -07:00
read_preview_tool.py fix(agent): the desktop's tools reach it on remote and cloud backends too 2026-08-06 19:35:47 -06:00
read_terminal_tool.py fix(agent): the desktop's tools reach it on remote and cloud backends too 2026-08-06 19:35:47 -06:00
registry.py fix(dashboard): cache plugins hub payload and avoid auth probes 2026-08-03 18:44:38 +05:30
schema_sanitizer.py feat(mcp): collapse const-only anyOf/oneOf unions to property enums 2026-08-07 08:58:25 -07:00
send_message_tool.py fix(qqbot): scope the authz, startup-validation, and direct-send QQ reads 2026-08-02 10:01:16 -07:00
session_search_tool.py perf(session-search): project fields before enrichment 2026-08-03 17:50:58 +05:30
skill_manager_tool.py Merge updated tool metrics into skill metrics 2026-07-31 07:30:30 -07:00
skill_provenance.py
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skill_usage.py Merge updated tool metrics into skill metrics 2026-07-31 07:30:30 -07:00
skills_ast_audit.py
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skills_guard.py perf(agent): precompile response and skill-scan regexes (#33208) 2026-08-03 09:56:36 +05:30
skills_hub.py Merge updated tool metrics into skill metrics 2026-08-02 20:12:37 -07:00
skills_sync.py fix(skills): avoid redundant bind-mount scans (#72622) 2026-07-28 04:24:50 -05:00
skills_sync_client.py fix(sync): read org state from the org endpoints, not the personal ones (#75237) 2026-07-30 22:31:42 -07:00
skills_tool.py Merge updated tool metrics into skill metrics 2026-08-02 20:12:37 -07:00
slash_confirm.py
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terminal_hints.py feat(terminal): output-pattern failure hints for common error classes 2026-08-02 15:08:35 -07:00
terminal_tool.py fix: close simplify-pass findings — scheduler sibling site + home-unresolvable totality 2026-08-06 17:36:40 +05:30
thread_context.py
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threat_patterns.py
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tirith_security.py fix(secrets): scope tier-3 credential reads (teams_pipeline, deepinfra models, FAL/XAI/VERCEL/DAYTONA/GITHUB presence, HERMES_API_KEY display) 2026-08-02 10:04:48 -07:00
todo_tool.py fix(compression): preserve synthetic user provenance 2026-07-22 06:56:53 -07:00
tool_backend_helpers.py fix(secrets): scope tier-3 credential reads (teams_pipeline, deepinfra models, FAL/XAI/VERCEL/DAYTONA/GITHUB presence, HERMES_API_KEY display) 2026-08-02 10:04:48 -07:00
tool_output_limits.py
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tool_result_storage.py
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tool_search.py refactor(tool-search): drop dead fallback ladder in _available_source_summary 2026-08-03 19:11:30 +05:30
transcription_tools.py fix(stt): close idle-unload races — strong model ref, single long-lived watcher 2026-08-07 19:26:12 +05:30
tts_streaming.py fix(tts): route streaming-provider secrets through resolve_provider_secret; bound per-sentence stream bodies at 16 MiB 2026-07-28 22:31:40 -07:00
tts_text_normalize.py fix(tts): unify TTS text preprocessing behind one shared cleaner 2026-07-28 11:55:01 -07:00
tts_tool.py perf(tts): pipeline sync per-sentence synthesis with playback 2026-08-03 10:25:15 +05:30
url_safety.py fix: scope private URL policy per profile 2026-07-28 14:17:45 -07:00
video_generation_tool.py feat(providers): Support DeepInfra as an LLM provider 2026-07-14 02:59:39 +05:30
vision_tools.py fix(vision): stream image and video downloads with chunk-by-chunk size cap 2026-08-07 18:50:39 +05:30
voice_mode.py fix(voice): early-exit sliding window on match, clear barge phase in finally, fix test helper 2026-08-07 14:38:02 +05:30
wake_word.py fix(wake): auto capture keeps the backend mic when one exists 2026-08-05 10:06:49 -06:00
web_tools.py chore: remove unused imports and dead locals (ruff F401/F841 sweep) 2026-07-29 11:53:39 -07:00
website_policy.py
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working_diff.py feat(diff): cross-surface /diff with staged/all/session modes 2026-07-26 18:28:20 -07:00
write_approval.py
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x_search_tool.py docs(xai): clarify x_search vs xurl routing without schema cross-refs 2026-07-23 21:06:47 -07:00
xai_http.py fix(secrets): scope tier-3 credential reads (teams_pipeline, deepinfra models, FAL/XAI/VERCEL/DAYTONA/GITHUB presence, HERMES_API_KEY display) 2026-08-02 10:04:48 -07:00
xai_video_tools.py
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yuanbao_tools.py
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