use super::advisory::{assert_threshold, truncate_middle};
use super::question::{check_token_limits, Question};
use super::DecisionModel;
use crate::types::{ToolCallRequest, ToolDecision, ToolMiddleware};
use serde_json::{json, Value};
use std::time::Duration;
const MAX_REQUEST_CHARS: usize = 8_000;
const DEFAULT_MAX_ARGUMENT_CHARS: usize = 48_000;
const MIN_KEPT_CHARS: usize = 400;
const DEFAULT_FULL_VIEWS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[("bash", "/command")];
const DESTRUCTIVE_ID: &str = "destructive";
const REQUESTED_ID: &str = "requested";
const DEFAULT_DESTRUCTIVE_QUESTION: &str = "Would executing `tool_call` delete, overwrite, or \
irreversibly change data or external state — files, databases, remote systems, or messages \
sent to other people?";
const DEFAULT_REQUESTED_QUESTION: &str = "Is `tool_call` something the user asked for in \
`user_request`, or a direct step toward what they asked for?";
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ToolGate {
model: DecisionModel,
timeout: Duration,
destructive_question: String,
requested_question: String,
destructive_threshold: f64,
requested_threshold: f64,
checks: Vec<(String, String, f64)>,
max_argument_chars: usize,
default_full_views: bool,
full_views: Vec<(String, String)>,
}
impl ToolGate {
pub fn new(model: DecisionModel) -> Self {
Self {
model,
timeout: Duration::from_secs(5),
destructive_question: DEFAULT_DESTRUCTIVE_QUESTION.into(),
requested_question: DEFAULT_REQUESTED_QUESTION.into(),
destructive_threshold: 0.5,
requested_threshold: 0.7,
checks: Vec::new(),
max_argument_chars: DEFAULT_MAX_ARGUMENT_CHARS,
default_full_views: true,
full_views: Vec::new(),
}
}
pub fn with_destructive_threshold(mut self, p: f64) -> Self {
assert_threshold("destructive threshold", p);
self.destructive_threshold = p;
self
}
pub fn with_requested_threshold(mut self, p: f64) -> Self {
assert_threshold("requested threshold", p);
self.requested_threshold = p;
self
}
pub fn with_destructive_question(mut self, question: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
self.destructive_question = question.into();
self
}
pub fn with_requested_question(mut self, question: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
self.requested_question = question.into();
self
}
pub fn with_check(
mut self,
id: impl Into<String>,
question: impl Into<String>,
deny_at_or_above: f64,
) -> Self {
let id = id.into();
assert!(
!id.trim().is_empty(),
"a tool gate check id must not be empty"
);
assert!(
id != DESTRUCTIVE_ID && id != REQUESTED_ID,
"tool gate check id {id:?} collides with a built-in question"
);
assert!(
self.checks.iter().all(|(existing, _, _)| *existing != id),
"tool gate check id {id:?} is used twice"
);
assert_threshold("check threshold", deny_at_or_above);
self.checks.push((id, question.into(), deny_at_or_above));
self
}
pub fn with_timeout(mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Self {
self.timeout = timeout;
self
}
pub fn with_max_argument_chars(mut self, chars: usize) -> Self {
assert!(chars > 0, "a tool gate's argument budget must be above 0");
self.max_argument_chars = chars;
self
}
pub fn with_full_view(mut self, tool: impl Into<String>, argument: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
let argument = argument.into();
assert!(
argument.is_empty() || argument.starts_with('/'),
"a full-view argument is a JSON pointer (\"/command\", or \"\" for all), \
got {argument:?}"
);
self.full_views.push((tool.into(), argument));
self
}
pub fn without_default_full_views(mut self) -> Self {
self.default_full_views = false;
self
}
fn full_views_for(&self, tool: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
let defaults = DEFAULT_FULL_VIEWS
.iter()
.filter(|_| self.default_full_views)
.map(|&(t, a)| (t, a));
let custom = self
.full_views
.iter()
.map(|(t, a)| (t.as_str(), a.as_str()));
defaults
.chain(custom)
.filter(|&(t, _)| t == tool)
.map(|(_, a)| a)
.collect()
}
pub async fn decide(&self, call: &ToolCallRequest<'_>) -> ToolDecision {
let Some(user_request) = call.user_request() else {
tracing::warn!(
tool = call.tool_name,
"tool gate denied a call: no user request to judge against"
);
return ToolDecision::Deny(
"Tool gate: the conversation no longer shows what the user asked for (history \
was compacted and this run has no prompt), so this call was not run. The gate \
fails closed; ask the user to restate the request."
.into(),
);
};
let user_request = truncate_middle(&user_request, MAX_REQUEST_CHARS);
let mut questions = vec![
(
DESTRUCTIVE_ID.to_string(),
Question::noul_with_criteria(
self.destructive_question.as_str(),
"The call removes or replaces existing data, or changes something outside \
the conversation that cannot easily be undone.",
"The call only reads, lists or searches, or creates something new without \
replacing anything.",
),
),
(
REQUESTED_ID.to_string(),
Question::noul(self.requested_question.as_str()),
),
];
for (id, q, _) in &self.checks {
questions.push((id.clone(), Question::noul(q.as_str())));
}
let caps = self.model.chain_capabilities();
let full_views = self.full_views_for(call.tool_name);
let fits = |view: &View| {
let chars =
serde_json::to_string(&view.arguments).map_or(usize::MAX, |s| s.chars().count());
chars <= self.max_argument_chars
&& check_token_limits(
&state(&user_request, call.tool_name, view),
&questions,
&caps,
)
.is_ok()
};
let view = match fit_arguments(call.args, &full_views, fits) {
Ok(view) => view,
Err(Unfit::FullView { argument, chars }) => {
tracing::warn!(
tool = call.tool_name,
argument,
chars,
"tool gate denied a call: a full-view argument does not fit"
);
return ToolDecision::Deny(format!(
"Tool gate: `{}`'s `{argument}` argument is {chars} characters, more than \
the gate can review in full, and it does not judge part of it, so this \
call was not run. The gate fails closed; split it into smaller calls or \
ask the user.",
call.tool_name
));
}
Err(Unfit::TooLarge { chars }) => {
tracing::warn!(
tool = call.tool_name,
chars,
"tool gate denied a call: arguments too large"
);
return ToolDecision::Deny(format!(
"Tool gate: this call's arguments are too large to evaluate: at the \
shortest the gate may make them ({chars} characters) they exceed its \
budget ({}) or the decision model's limits, so it was not run. The gate \
fails closed; split the work into smaller calls or ask the user.",
self.max_argument_chars
));
}
};
if !view.omitted.is_empty() {
let cut: usize = view.omitted.iter().map(|(_, chars)| chars).sum();
let arguments: Vec<&str> = view.omitted.iter().map(|(p, _)| p.as_str()).collect();
tracing::info!(
tool = call.tool_name,
?arguments,
chars_cut = cut,
"tool gate judges a shortened call: it does not see the cut characters"
);
}
let state = state(&user_request, call.tool_name, &view);
let model = self.model.clone().with_timeout(self.timeout);
let eval = match model.evaluate(state, questions).await {
Ok(eval) => eval,
Err(e) => {
tracing::warn!(tool = call.tool_name, "tool gate denied a call: {e}");
return ToolDecision::Deny(format!(
"Tool gate: the decision model could not be consulted ({e}), so this call \
was not run. The gate fails closed; ask the user how to proceed."
));
}
};
let p = |id: &str| eval.p_true(id).filter(|p| (0.0..=1.0).contains(p));
for (id, q, deny_at) in &self.checks {
let denied = match p(id) {
Some(v) => at_or_above(v, *deny_at),
None => true,
};
if denied {
tracing::info!(
tool = call.tool_name,
check = id.as_str(),
p = fmt_p(p(id)),
"tool gate denied a call: a check reached its threshold"
);
return ToolDecision::Deny(format!(
"Tool gate: check `{id}` (\"{q}\") answered {}, at or above {deny_at:.2}. \
Ask the user to confirm before retrying.",
fmt_p(p(id))
));
}
}
let (destructive, requested) = (p(DESTRUCTIVE_ID), p(REQUESTED_ID));
let looks_destructive = match destructive {
Some(d) => at_or_above(d, self.destructive_threshold),
None => true,
};
let clearly_requested = match requested {
Some(r) => r >= self.requested_threshold,
None => false,
};
if destructive.is_none() || requested.is_none() || (looks_destructive && !clearly_requested)
{
tracing::info!(
tool = call.tool_name,
destructive = fmt_p(destructive),
requested = fmt_p(requested),
"tool gate denied a call: destructive and not clearly requested"
);
return ToolDecision::Deny(format!(
"Tool gate: this call looks destructive or irreversible (p={}) and not clearly \
what the user asked for (p={}). Ask the user to confirm before retrying.",
fmt_p(destructive),
fmt_p(requested)
));
}
ToolDecision::Allow
}
}
fn at_or_above(v: f64, t: f64) -> bool {
!matches!(v.partial_cmp(&t), Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Less))
}
fn fmt_p(p: Option<f64>) -> String {
p.map_or_else(|| "unknown".into(), |p| format!("{p:.2}"))
}
#[derive(Debug)]
struct View {
arguments: Value,
omitted: Vec<(String, usize)>,
}
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
enum Unfit {
FullView { argument: String, chars: usize },
TooLarge { chars: usize },
}
fn state(user_request: &str, tool: &str, view: &View) -> Value {
let mut call = json!({ "tool": tool, "arguments": view.arguments });
if !view.omitted.is_empty() {
call["omitted"] = view
.omitted
.iter()
.map(|(argument, chars)| json!({ "argument": argument, "chars": chars }))
.collect();
}
json!({ "user_request": user_request, "tool_call": call })
}
fn fit_arguments(
args: &Value,
full_views: &[&str],
fits: impl Fn(&View) -> bool,
) -> Result<View, Unfit> {
let whole = View {
arguments: args.clone(),
omitted: Vec::new(),
};
if fits(&whole) {
return Ok(whole);
}
let at = |cap: usize, full_views: &[&str]| -> Option<View> {
let lean = cut_by(args, full_views, cap, Rule::State);
if fits(&lean) {
return Some(lean);
}
let all = cut_by(args, full_views, cap, Rule::Arguments);
(all.omitted.len() != lean.omitted.len() && fits(&all)).then_some(all)
};
let longest = longest_string(args, &mut String::new(), full_views, false);
if longest > MIN_KEPT_CHARS {
if let Some(mut best) = at(MIN_KEPT_CHARS, full_views) {
let (mut lo, mut hi) = (MIN_KEPT_CHARS, longest);
while hi - lo > 1 {
let mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
match at(mid, full_views) {
Some(view) => {
best = view;
lo = mid;
}
None => hi = mid,
}
}
return Ok(best);
}
}
let mut views = Vec::new();
collect_full_views(args, &mut String::new(), full_views, false, &mut views);
if let Some((argument, chars)) = views.into_iter().max_by_key(|&(_, chars)| chars) {
if chars > MIN_KEPT_CHARS && at(MIN_KEPT_CHARS, &[]).is_some() {
return Err(Unfit::FullView { argument, chars });
}
}
let chars = json_chars(&cut(args, full_views, MIN_KEPT_CHARS).arguments);
Err(Unfit::TooLarge { chars })
}
fn is_full_view(pointer: &str, full_views: &[&str]) -> bool {
full_views.iter().any(|v| {
v.is_empty()
|| pointer == *v
|| (pointer.starts_with(*v) && pointer.as_bytes().get(v.len()) == Some(&b'/'))
})
}
fn push_segment(pointer: &mut String, segment: &str) -> usize {
let len = pointer.len();
pointer.push('/');
pointer.push_str(&segment.replace('~', "~0").replace('/', "~1"));
len
}
fn for_each_string(
v: &Value,
pointer: &mut String,
full_views: &[&str],
inherited: bool,
f: &mut impl FnMut(&str, &str, bool),
) {
let here = inherited || is_full_view(pointer, full_views);
match v {
Value::String(s) => f(pointer, s, here),
Value::Array(items) => {
for (i, item) in items.iter().enumerate() {
let len = push_segment(pointer, &i.to_string());
for_each_string(item, pointer, full_views, here, f);
pointer.truncate(len);
}
}
Value::Object(map) => {
for (k, item) in map {
let len = push_segment(pointer, k);
for_each_string(item, pointer, full_views, here, f);
pointer.truncate(len);
}
}
_ => {}
}
}
fn longest_string(v: &Value, pointer: &mut String, full_views: &[&str], inherited: bool) -> usize {
let mut longest = 0;
for_each_string(v, pointer, full_views, inherited, &mut |_, s, full| {
if !full {
longest = longest.max(s.chars().count());
}
});
longest
}
fn collect_full_views(
v: &Value,
pointer: &mut String,
full_views: &[&str],
inherited: bool,
out: &mut Vec<(String, usize)>,
) {
for_each_string(v, pointer, full_views, inherited, &mut |p, s, full| {
if full {
out.push((p.to_string(), s.chars().count()));
}
});
}
fn json_chars(v: &impl serde::Serialize) -> usize {
json_size(v).0
}
fn json_size(v: &impl serde::Serialize) -> (usize, usize) {
serde_json::to_string(v).map_or((usize::MAX, usize::MAX), |s| (s.chars().count(), s.len()))
}
fn cut(args: &Value, full_views: &[&str], cap: usize) -> View {
cut_by(args, full_views, cap, Rule::Arguments)
}
#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
enum Rule {
Arguments,
State,
}
const OMITTED_KEY: &str = r#","omitted":[]"#;
fn cut_by(args: &Value, full_views: &[&str], cap: usize, rule: Rule) -> View {
fn go(
v: &Value,
pointer: &mut String,
full_views: &[&str],
inherited: bool,
cap: usize,
rule: Rule,
omitted: &mut Vec<(String, usize)>,
) -> Value {
let here = inherited || is_full_view(pointer, full_views);
match v {
Value::String(s) if !here => {
let len = s.chars().count();
if len <= cap {
return v.clone();
}
let chars = len - 2 * (cap / 2);
let shortened = truncate_middle(s, cap);
let (before, after) = (json_size(s), json_size(&shortened));
let extra = match rule {
Rule::Arguments => (0, 0),
Rule::State => {
let entry =
json_size(&json!({ "argument": pointer.as_str(), "chars": chars }));
let opening = if omitted.is_empty() {
OMITTED_KEY.len()
} else {
1
};
(entry.0 + opening, entry.1 + opening)
}
};
if after.0.saturating_add(extra.0) >= before.0
|| after.1.saturating_add(extra.1) > before.1
{
return v.clone();
}
omitted.push((pointer.clone(), chars));
Value::String(shortened)
}
Value::Array(items) => Value::Array(
items
.iter()
.enumerate()
.map(|(i, item)| {
let len = push_segment(pointer, &i.to_string());
let out = go(item, pointer, full_views, here, cap, rule, omitted);
pointer.truncate(len);
out
})
.collect(),
),
Value::Object(map) => Value::Object(
map.iter()
.map(|(k, item)| {
let len = push_segment(pointer, k);
let out = go(item, pointer, full_views, here, cap, rule, omitted);
pointer.truncate(len);
(k.clone(), out)
})
.collect(),
),
other => other.clone(),
}
}
let mut omitted = Vec::new();
let arguments = go(
args,
&mut String::new(),
full_views,
false,
cap,
rule,
&mut omitted,
);
View { arguments, omitted }
}
#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait::async_trait(?Send))]
#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait::async_trait)]
impl ToolMiddleware for ToolGate {
async fn before_tool(&self, call: &ToolCallRequest<'_>) -> ToolDecision {
if super::warn_once("deprecated:ToolGate as ToolMiddleware".into()) {
tracing::warn!(
"ToolGate used as a ToolMiddleware is deprecated: install it with \
with_tool_gate (or as an extension), or call ToolGate::decide"
);
}
self.decide(call).await
}
}
#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait::async_trait(?Send))]
#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait::async_trait)]
impl crate::Extension for ToolGate {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"tool-gate"
}
fn rechecks_modified_calls(&self) -> bool {
true
}
async fn start_run(
&self,
_run: &crate::extension::RunContext<'_>,
) -> Result<Box<dyn crate::RunHooks>, crate::extension::ExtensionError> {
Ok(Box::new(GateHooks(self.clone())))
}
}
struct GateHooks(ToolGate);
#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait::async_trait(?Send))]
#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait::async_trait)]
impl crate::RunHooks for GateHooks {
async fn before_tool(&self, call: &ToolCallRequest<'_>) -> ToolDecision {
self.0.decide(call).await
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn full_views_match_whole_segments_only() {
assert!(is_full_view("/command", &["/command"]));
assert!(is_full_view("/edits/0/new", &["/edits"]));
assert!(!is_full_view("/commands", &["/command"]));
assert!(!is_full_view("/command", &["/commands"]));
assert!(is_full_view("/anything", &[""]));
assert!(!is_full_view("/command", &[]));
}
#[test]
fn pointers_escape_tilde_and_slash() {
let args = json!({"a/b": "x".repeat(1_000), "c~d": "y".repeat(1_000)});
let view = cut(&args, &[], MIN_KEPT_CHARS);
let mut cut: Vec<_> = view.omitted.iter().map(|(p, _)| p.as_str()).collect();
cut.sort_unstable();
assert_eq!(cut, ["/a~1b", "/c~0d"]);
let view = super::cut(&args, &["/a~1b"], MIN_KEPT_CHARS);
assert_eq!(view.omitted.len(), 1);
assert_eq!(view.arguments["a/b"], args["a/b"]);
}
#[test]
fn fit_cuts_the_longest_strings_first() {
let args = json!({"short": "s".repeat(900), "long": "l".repeat(10_000)});
let fits = |v: &View| serde_json::to_string(&v.arguments).unwrap().len() <= 3_000;
let view = fit_arguments(&args, &[], fits).unwrap();
assert_eq!(view.arguments["short"], args["short"]);
assert_eq!(view.omitted.len(), 1);
assert_eq!(view.omitted[0].0, "/long");
let len = serde_json::to_string(&view.arguments).unwrap().len();
assert!((2_900..=3_000).contains(&len), "{len}");
}
#[test]
fn a_cut_never_grows_the_arguments() {
let args = json!({
"near": "n".repeat(401),
"escaped": "\n".repeat(600),
"cjk": "汉".repeat(450),
"long": "l".repeat(5_000),
"nested": [{"deep": "d".repeat(430)}],
});
let whole = serde_json::to_string(&args).unwrap();
let (chars, bytes) = (whole.chars().count(), whole.len());
for cap in [MIN_KEPT_CHARS, 401, 420, 450, 1_000, 4_999] {
let view = cut(&args, &[], cap);
let s = serde_json::to_string(&view.arguments).unwrap();
assert!(s.chars().count() <= chars, "cap {cap}: chars grew");
assert!(s.len() <= bytes, "cap {cap}: bytes grew");
for (pointer, _) in &view.omitted {
let shown = view.arguments.pointer(pointer).unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
assert!(shown.contains("[truncated "), "{pointer}");
}
}
let view = cut(&args, &[], 400);
assert_eq!(view.arguments["near"], args["near"]);
assert!(view.omitted.iter().all(|(p, _)| p != "/near"));
}
#[test]
fn a_state_rule_cut_never_grows_the_state() {
let args = json!({
"near": "n".repeat(450),
"键_long_non_ascii_key_键键键键键键": "k".repeat(470),
"long": "l".repeat(5_000),
"cjk": "汉".repeat(600),
});
let whole = View {
arguments: args.clone(),
omitted: Vec::new(),
};
let size = |v: &View| json_size(&state("go", "t", v));
let (chars, bytes) = size(&whole);
for cap in [MIN_KEPT_CHARS, 420, 460, 1_000, 4_999] {
let view = cut_by(&args, &[], cap, Rule::State);
let (c, b) = size(&view);
assert!(
c <= chars && b <= bytes,
"cap {cap}: ({c}, {b}) > ({chars}, {bytes})"
);
}
let lean = cut_by(&args, &[], MIN_KEPT_CHARS, Rule::State);
let all = cut_by(&args, &[], MIN_KEPT_CHARS, Rule::Arguments);
let key = "/键_long_non_ascii_key_键键键键键键";
assert!(all.omitted.iter().any(|(p, _)| p == key));
assert!(lean.omitted.iter().all(|(p, _)| p != key));
}
#[test]
fn fit_blames_the_full_view_that_does_not_fit() {
let args = json!({"command": "c".repeat(10_000), "note": "n".repeat(10_000)});
let fits = |v: &View| serde_json::to_string(&v.arguments).unwrap().len() <= 3_000;
assert_eq!(
fit_arguments(&args, &["/command"], fits).unwrap_err(),
Unfit::FullView {
argument: "/command".into(),
chars: 10_000
}
);
let none = |_: &View| false;
assert!(matches!(
fit_arguments(&args, &["/command"], none),
Err(Unfit::TooLarge { .. })
));
}
}