feat: enable 'always approve for session' for runtime tools

Runtime tool permission requests (read, write, shell, store_memory) now
resolve stable approval names via fallback in the sidecar approval
coordinator, enabling the 'Always approve' button and session-level
auto-approval for built-in tools.

Backend:
- Add fallback tool names for PermissionRequestRead (read),
  PermissionRequestWrite (write), PermissionRequestShell (shell),
  and PermissionRequestMemory (store_memory)
- Add autoApprovedToolName parameter to RequiresToolCallApproval
  for permission-kind-based session approval matching
- Track tool.execution_start events in ToolNamesByCallId for
  supplementary exact-name resolution

Frontend:
- Use approval.toolName ?? approval.permissionKind as fallback key
  in resolveSessionApproval and ApprovalBanner
- Add shell, read, write permission-kind entries to builtin approval
  tool definitions so pruning preserves session overrides

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This commit is contained in:
David Kaya
2026-03-27 21:20:14 +01:00
co-authored by Copilot
parent 154787c336
commit 3ec69d990b
9 changed files with 199 additions and 15 deletions
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ internal sealed class CopilotApprovalCoordinator
private const string ApprovedDecision = "approved";
private const string RejectedDecision = "rejected";
private const string ToolCallApprovalKind = "tool-call";
private const string StoreMemoryToolName = "store_memory";
private const string WebFetchToolName = "web_fetch";
private const string ShellPermissionKind = "shell";
private const string WritePermissionKind = "write";
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ internal sealed class CopilotApprovalCoordinator
CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
string? toolName = ResolveApprovalToolName(request, toolNamesByCallId);
if (!RequiresToolCallApproval(command.Pattern.ApprovalPolicy, agent.Id, toolName))
string? autoApprovedToolName = ResolveAutoApprovedToolName(request);
if (!RequiresToolCallApproval(command.Pattern.ApprovalPolicy, agent.Id, toolName, autoApprovedToolName))
{
return CreateApprovalResult(PermissionRequestResultKind.Approved);
}
@@ -216,7 +218,8 @@ internal sealed class CopilotApprovalCoordinator
internal static bool RequiresToolCallApproval(
ApprovalPolicyDto? approvalPolicy,
string agentId,
string? toolName)
string? toolName,
string? autoApprovedToolName = null)
{
if (approvalPolicy?.Rules is null || approvalPolicy.Rules.Count == 0)
{
@@ -228,9 +231,13 @@ internal sealed class CopilotApprovalCoordinator
return false;
}
return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toolName)
|| !approvalPolicy.AutoApprovedToolNames.Any(candidate =>
string.Equals(candidate, toolName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
IReadOnlyList<string> autoApprovedToolNames = approvalPolicy.AutoApprovedToolNames;
if (autoApprovedToolNames.Count == 0)
{
return true;
}
return !MatchesAutoApprovedTool(autoApprovedToolNames, toolName, autoApprovedToolName);
}
internal static bool TryGetApprovalToolName(
@@ -293,6 +300,11 @@ internal sealed class CopilotApprovalCoordinator
?? GetFallbackToolName(request);
}
private static string? ResolveAutoApprovedToolName(PermissionRequest request)
{
return GetFallbackToolName(request);
}
private static string? GetDirectToolName(PermissionRequest request)
{
return request switch
@@ -344,10 +356,33 @@ internal sealed class CopilotApprovalCoordinator
return request switch
{
PermissionRequestUrl => WebFetchToolName,
PermissionRequestShell => ShellPermissionKind,
PermissionRequestWrite => WritePermissionKind,
PermissionRequestRead => ReadPermissionKind,
PermissionRequestMemory => StoreMemoryToolName,
_ => null,
};
}
private static bool MatchesAutoApprovedTool(
IReadOnlyList<string> autoApprovedToolNames,
string? toolName,
string? autoApprovedToolName)
{
return MatchesAutoApprovedToolName(autoApprovedToolNames, toolName)
|| MatchesAutoApprovedToolName(autoApprovedToolNames, autoApprovedToolName);
}
private static bool MatchesAutoApprovedToolName(
IReadOnlyList<string> autoApprovedToolNames,
string? toolName)
{
string? normalizedToolName = NormalizeOptionalString(toolName);
return normalizedToolName is not null
&& autoApprovedToolNames.Any(candidate =>
string.Equals(candidate, normalizedToolName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
}
private PendingApprovalRequest GetPendingApproval(string approvalId)
{
if (_pendingApprovals.TryGetValue(approvalId, out PendingApprovalRequest? pending))
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ internal sealed class CopilotTurnExecutionState
RecordObservedAgentForMessage(agent, assistantMessage.Data!.MessageId);
QueueThinkingIfNeeded(agent);
break;
case ToolExecutionStartEvent toolExecutionStart
when !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toolExecutionStart.Data?.ToolCallId)
&& !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toolExecutionStart.Data?.ToolName):
ToolNamesByCallId[toolExecutionStart.Data.ToolCallId.Trim()] = toolExecutionStart.Data.ToolName.Trim();
break;
case AssistantReasoningDeltaEvent:
ActiveAgent = agent;
QueueThinkingIfNeeded(agent);
@@ -58,6 +58,31 @@ public sealed class CopilotTurnExecutionStateTests
Assert.Equal("agent-1", observedAgent.AgentId);
}
[Fact]
public void ObserveSessionEvent_ToolExecutionStart_TracksToolNameByCallId()
{
RunTurnCommandDto command = CreateCommand();
CopilotTurnExecutionState state = new(command);
state.ObserveSessionEvent(
command.Pattern.Agents[0],
SessionEvent.FromJson(
"""
{
"type": "tool.execution_start",
"data": {
"toolCallId": "tool-call-1",
"toolName": "view"
},
"id": "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333",
"timestamp": "2026-03-27T00:00:00Z"
}
"""));
Assert.True(state.ToolNamesByCallId.TryGetValue("tool-call-1", out string? toolName));
Assert.Equal("view", toolName);
}
[Fact]
public async Task EmitThinkingIfNeeded_DoesNotDuplicateQueuedThinkingActivity()
{
@@ -766,7 +766,29 @@ public sealed class CopilotWorkflowRunnerTests
}
[Fact]
public void TryGetApprovalToolName_ReadsMcpCustomAndHookRequests()
public void RequiresToolCallApproval_HonorsRuntimeApprovalAliases()
{
ApprovalPolicyDto policy = new()
{
Rules =
[
new ApprovalCheckpointRuleDto
{
Kind = "tool-call",
AgentIds = ["agent-1"],
},
],
AutoApprovedToolNames = ["read", "store_memory"],
};
Assert.False(CopilotApprovalCoordinator.RequiresToolCallApproval(policy, "agent-1", "view", "read"));
Assert.False(CopilotApprovalCoordinator.RequiresToolCallApproval(policy, "agent-1", "remember_fact", "store_memory"));
Assert.True(CopilotApprovalCoordinator.RequiresToolCallApproval(policy, "agent-1", "write_file", "write"));
Assert.True(CopilotApprovalCoordinator.RequiresToolCallApproval(policy, "agent-1", "git.status"));
}
[Fact]
public void TryGetApprovalToolName_ResolvesDirectNamesAndRuntimeFallbacks()
{
Assert.True(
CopilotApprovalCoordinator.TryGetApprovalToolName(
@@ -804,7 +826,7 @@ public sealed class CopilotWorkflowRunnerTests
out string? hookToolName));
Assert.Equal("web_fetch", hookToolName);
Assert.False(
Assert.True(
CopilotApprovalCoordinator.TryGetApprovalToolName(
new PermissionRequestShell
{
@@ -818,7 +840,49 @@ public sealed class CopilotWorkflowRunnerTests
CanOfferSessionApproval = false,
},
out string? shellToolName));
Assert.Null(shellToolName);
Assert.Equal("shell", shellToolName);
}
[Fact]
public void TryGetApprovalToolName_FallsBackToRuntimeApprovalAliasesWhenLookupMissing()
{
Assert.True(
CopilotApprovalCoordinator.TryGetApprovalToolName(
new PermissionRequestRead
{
Kind = "read",
ToolCallId = "tool-call-read",
Intention = "Inspect a file",
Path = "README.md",
},
out string? readToolName));
Assert.Equal("read", readToolName);
Assert.True(
CopilotApprovalCoordinator.TryGetApprovalToolName(
new PermissionRequestWrite
{
Kind = "write",
ToolCallId = "tool-call-write",
Intention = "Update a file",
FileName = "README.md",
Diff = "@@ -1 +1 @@",
},
out string? writeToolName));
Assert.Equal("write", writeToolName);
Assert.True(
CopilotApprovalCoordinator.TryGetApprovalToolName(
new PermissionRequestMemory
{
Kind = "memory",
ToolCallId = "tool-call-memory",
Subject = "repo conventions",
Fact = "Use Bun for script execution.",
Citations = "package.json",
},
out string? memoryToolName));
Assert.Equal("store_memory", memoryToolName);
}
[Fact]
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@@ -729,10 +729,11 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
this.setSessionPendingApprovalState(session, dequeuePendingApprovalState(session, approvalId));
session.updatedAt = resolvedAt;
if (decision === 'approved' && alwaysApprove && approval.toolName) {
const approvalKey = approval.toolName ?? approval.permissionKind;
if (decision === 'approved' && alwaysApprove && approvalKey) {
const existing = session.approvalSettings?.autoApprovedToolNames ?? [];
if (!existing.includes(approval.toolName)) {
session.approvalSettings = { autoApprovedToolNames: [...existing, approval.toolName] };
if (!existing.includes(approvalKey)) {
session.approvalSettings = { autoApprovedToolNames: [...existing, approvalKey] };
}
}
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export function ApprovalBanner({
const kindLabel = approval.kind === 'final-response' ? 'Final response review' : 'Tool call approval';
const hasMessages = approval.messages && approval.messages.length > 0;
const showPosition = position !== undefined && total !== undefined && total > 1;
const canAlwaysApprove = approval.kind === 'tool-call' && !!approval.toolName;
const approvalToolKey = approval.toolName ?? approval.permissionKind;
const canAlwaysApprove = approval.kind === 'tool-call' && !!approvalToolKey;
return (
<div className="rounded-xl border border-amber-500/30 bg-amber-500/5 px-4 py-3" role="alert">
@@ -90,11 +91,11 @@ export function ApprovalBanner({
</button>
{canAlwaysApprove && (
<button
aria-label={`Always approve ${approval.toolName}`}
aria-label={`Always approve ${approvalToolKey}`}
className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-emerald-600/20 px-3.5 py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-emerald-300 transition hover:bg-emerald-600/30 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
disabled={isResolving}
onClick={() => onResolve('approved', true)}
title={`Auto-approve "${approval.toolName}" for the rest of this session`}
title={`Auto-approve "${approvalToolKey}" for the rest of this session`}
type="button"
>
<ShieldBan className="size-3" />
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@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ const lspApprovalOperations = [
// Human-readable labels for built-in runtime tools.
// Both bash and powershell variants are included for forward compatibility.
const builtinToolLabels: ReadonlyMap<string, string> = new Map([
// Permission-kind approval categories (used by sidecar for runtime tool session approval)
['shell', 'Shell commands'],
['read', 'Read files'],
['write', 'Write files'],
// Shell tools
['bash', 'Execute shell commands'],
['powershell', 'Execute shell commands'],
@@ -136,6 +140,10 @@ export function resolveToolLabel(toolId: string): string {
// Fallback runtime tools used before sidecar capabilities are loaded or when the
// CLI cannot report its built-in tool catalog dynamically.
const fallbackRuntimeApprovalTools: ReadonlyArray<RuntimeToolDefinition> = [
// Permission-kind approval categories (used by sidecar for runtime tool session approval)
{ id: 'shell', label: 'Shell commands' },
{ id: 'read', label: 'Read files' },
{ id: 'write', label: 'Write files' },
// Shell tools (bash variants — SDK reports these on all platforms)
{ id: 'bash', label: 'Execute shell commands' },
{ id: 'read_bash', label: 'Read shell output' },
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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
normalizePendingApproval,
normalizePendingApprovalState,
normalizeSessionApprovalSettings,
pruneSessionApprovalSettings,
dequeuePendingApprovalState,
enqueuePendingApprovalState,
listPendingApprovals,
@@ -209,4 +210,34 @@ describe('approval helpers', () => {
pendingApprovalQueue: undefined,
});
});
test('prune preserves permission-kind approval entries when they are known tools', () => {
const settings = normalizeSessionApprovalSettings({
autoApprovedToolNames: ['read', 'write', 'shell', 'git.status', 'unknown_tool'],
});
const knownToolNames = ['read', 'write', 'shell', 'git.status', 'bash', 'view'];
const pruned = pruneSessionApprovalSettings(settings, knownToolNames);
expect(pruned?.autoApprovedToolNames).toEqual(['read', 'write', 'shell', 'git.status']);
});
test('session approval with permission-kind entries overrides pattern defaults', () => {
const effective = resolveEffectiveApprovalPolicy(
{
rules: [{ kind: 'tool-call' }],
autoApprovedToolNames: ['git.status'],
},
normalizeSessionApprovalSettings({
autoApprovedToolNames: ['read', 'shell'],
}),
);
expect(effective).toEqual({
rules: [{ kind: 'tool-call' }],
autoApprovedToolNames: ['read', 'shell'],
});
expect(approvalPolicyRequiresToolCallApproval(effective, 'agent-1', 'read')).toBe(false);
expect(approvalPolicyRequiresToolCallApproval(effective, 'agent-1', 'shell')).toBe(false);
expect(approvalPolicyRequiresToolCallApproval(effective, 'agent-1', 'write')).toBe(true);
});
});
+15 -1
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@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ describe('tooling settings helpers', () => {
expect(resolveToolLabel('fetch_copilot_cli_documentation')).toBe('Fetch CLI docs');
expect(resolveToolLabel('glob')).toBe('Find files by pattern');
expect(resolveToolLabel('lsp')).toBe('Language server');
expect(resolveToolLabel('shell')).toBe('Shell commands');
expect(resolveToolLabel('read')).toBe('Read files');
expect(resolveToolLabel('write')).toBe('Write files');
});
test('passes through unknown tool IDs as labels', () => {
@@ -269,15 +272,26 @@ describe('tooling settings helpers', () => {
const tools = listApprovalToolDefinitions({ mcpServers: [], lspProfiles: [] });
const builtinTools = tools.filter((t) => t.kind === 'builtin');
expect(builtinTools.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(20);
expect(builtinTools.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(23);
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'bash')).toBe(true);
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'web_fetch')).toBe(true);
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'task')).toBe(true);
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'store_memory')).toBe(true);
// Permission-kind approval categories should be included
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'shell')).toBe(true);
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'read')).toBe(true);
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'write')).toBe(true);
// Labels should be human-readable, not raw IDs
const bashTool = builtinTools.find((t) => t.id === 'bash');
expect(bashTool?.label).toBe('Execute shell commands');
const shellTool = builtinTools.find((t) => t.id === 'shell');
expect(shellTool?.label).toBe('Shell commands');
const readTool = builtinTools.find((t) => t.id === 'read');
expect(readTool?.label).toBe('Read files');
const writeTool = builtinTools.find((t) => t.id === 'write');
expect(writeTool?.label).toBe('Write files');
// Internal tools should not appear in the fallback
expect(builtinTools.some((t) => t.id === 'ask_user')).toBe(false);