fix(permissions): skip rm -rf prompts for /tmp and /temp paths - #315
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Allow recursive force rm without an ask when every operand is a literal path under /tmp or /temp. Mixed, non-literal, or escaped targets stay dangerous.
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Keep confirmation for /tmp/../ escapes and /tmpfoo prefix misses. Approve rm -rf -- /tmp/build. Document the temp-path exception.
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Skip confirmation only when every operand still resolves inside /tmp or /temp. Symlink escapes and filesystem lookup failures ask.
A later dangerous command in the same Bash call must still ask.
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Session indexing and global search move to the new `[database]` section: set `PYTHINKER_CODE_PERSISTENCE_MINIDB_READMODEL` (was `PYTHINKER_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_PERSISTENCE_MINIDB_READMODEL`) and `PYTHINKER_CODE_SEARCH_WORKER` (was `PYTHINKER_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_SEARCH_WORKER`), or `[database] base` and `[database] search` in `config.toml`. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - The subagent model pool is always available. Remove `PYTHINKER_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_SECONDARY_MODEL` from your environment — it no longer does anything, and `[secondary_model]` takes effect with no opt-in. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Remove the `${now}` variable from custom system prompt templates. Delete `${now}` from your `SYSTEM.md` and agent files — the agent still receives the current date. ### Minor Changes - [#309](#309) [`3c21d16`](3c21d16) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Add the `PYTHINKER_CODE_PERMISSION_MODE_REMINDER` environment variable: set it to a false value or an empty value to stop injecting the auto permission-mode reminders into the model context. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - The server can now start and stop Remote Control while it runs, through `GET` and `POST /api/v1/remote-control`. ### Patch Changes - [#308](#308) [`ec99d66`](ec99d66) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Deliver background question answers to the agent directly instead of via a saved output file. - [#308](#308) [`ec99d66`](ec99d66) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Fix background questions being cancelled as soon as the agent finishes its turn. - [#313](#313) [`09d69fe`](09d69fe) Thanks [@elkholy90](https://github.com/elkholy90)! - Collapsed tool cards now show a short outcome row and a width-aware header. - [#307](#307) [`49548fb`](49548fb) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Exclude time spent with the session closed from goal time budgets. - [#307](#307) [`49548fb`](49548fb) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Preserve image and video filenames in session history. - [#307](#307) [`49548fb`](49548fb) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Fix print mode (`pythinker -p`) ignoring the `PYTHINKER_DISABLE_TELEMETRY` environment variable. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - The Remote Control banner's Local UI link now carries the server token, so it opens without a second sign-in. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Remote Control now gzips text, JSON, JavaScript, XML and SVG responses over the tunnel. - [#307](#307) [`49548fb`](49548fb) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Remove the 24-hour limit on goal time budgets. - [#315](#315) [`a7666f8`](a7666f8) Thanks [@elkholy90](https://github.com/elkholy90)! - Skip the confirmation prompt for rm -rf commands that target only /tmp or /temp paths. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Global search now rebuilds its index instead of staying broken when the stored data is corrupt or a write keeps failing. - [#306](#306) [`39b50b5`](39b50b5) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - A background task that finishes after its agent is closed no longer emits stray task events. - [#307](#307) [`49548fb`](49548fb) Thanks [@elkaix](https://github.com/elkaix)! - Add `-y, --yes` to `pythinker upgrade` (alias `pythinker update`) to skip the confirmation prompt and install the update directly. 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Related Issue
Internal permission-policy exception for recursive force rm that targets only temp directories.
Problem
The dangerous-command guard asked for every
rm -rf, including deletes that target only/tmpor/temp. That blocked routine cleanup of temp directories in Ask When Needed mode.What changed
Skip the confirmation prompt when every
rm -rfoperand is a literal path under/tmpor/temp(segment-level prefix, no..escape). Mixed, non-literal, or out-of-prefix targets still ask.rm -rf -- /tmp/...is included. The permission docs state the exception.Checklist
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