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Outcome

Managed workflow agents again execute commands with the pinned OpenShell 0.0.116 release. The shared helper no longer passes an unsupported option as command data, and restrictive policies permit only the pinned image's read-only shell startup files.

Reason

OpenShell 0.0.116 predates sandbox exec --no-login-shell. Its trailing command parser accepts that unknown option as the remote command, which makes Bash exit with /bin/bash: --: invalid option. This replaced the earlier startup-file denial after #11590 and stopped every PR Review Advisor specialist before it could run.

Changes

  • Remove the post-release --no-login-shell option from the shared OpenShell 0.0.116 exec helper.
  • Permit read-only access to .profile and .bashrc in the Advisor and post-merge review policies. The conflict-fixer and author policy already permits /sandbox.
  • Assert that the Advisor command starts immediately after the OpenShell -- boundary and cannot absorb the unsupported option.

Verification

  • npm exec -- vitest run --project integration test/automation/pull-requests/pr-review-advisor-openshell.test.ts test/automation/pull-requests/pr-merge-conflict-fixer.test.ts test/generation/post-merge-docs.test.ts --testTimeout=60000 — 124 tests passed.
  • NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 npm run validate:pr — passed after rebasing onto canonical main.
  • Inspected the pinned Advisor image without network access — /sandbox/.profile and /sandbox/.bashrc are image-owned 0644 files; the restrictive policies grant read-only access.
  • Reviewed the final diff; it contains no secrets, API keys, or credentials.

Review notes

This change affects managed remote execution. Credential stripping, command input validation, read-only host mounts, hard-required Landlock enforcement, sandbox cleanup, and failure propagation remain unchanged. The two newly readable startup files come from the digest-pinned image and remain non-writable under the restrictive policies.


Signed-off-by: Julie Yaunches jyaunches@nvidia.com

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Security

    • Updated sandbox access policies to explicitly include approved shell startup files as read-only resources.
    • Documented ownership and handling of sandbox initialization files.
    • Ensured post-merge review runs use the repository’s trusted policy configuration.
  • Tests

    • Expanded validation of sandbox startup and shutdown behavior, including signal handling.
    • Added checks for policy restrictions, command boundaries, supported and unsupported commands, and real subprocess execution.

Signed-off-by: Julie Yaunches <jyaunches@nvidia.com>
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OpenShell tests validate sandbox command boundaries, Node.js specialist arguments, and shell startup-file policies. The post-merge policy permits read-only access to /sandbox/.bashrc and /sandbox/.profile. The advisor policy documents shell startup-file ownership.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
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test/automation/pull-requests/pr-review-advisor-openshell.test.ts, test/generation/post-merge-docs.test.ts
Tests verify the sandbox command boundary, Node.js specialist runner arguments, omission of --no-login-shell, and use of the trusted post-merge policy path.
Sandbox shell file policy
test/automation/pull-requests/pr-review-advisor-openshell.test.ts, tools/post-merge-docs/review-policy.yaml, tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml
Tests validate both policies against /sandbox/.bashrc and /sandbox/.profile. The post-merge policy adds both files as read-only paths. The advisor policy documents their ownership by the pinned image.

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tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml (1)

14-15: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the startup-file allowlist canonical across policies.

The two policy files maintain the same startup-file entries separately. A future change can make the OpenShell policies inconsistent. Use a shared source if supported, or add a focused invariant test.

  • tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml#L14-L15: consume the canonical startup-file allowlist.
  • tools/post-merge-docs/review-policy.yaml#L14-L15: consume the same allowlist or compare it in an invariant test.

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In `@tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml` around lines 14 - 15, Keep the
startup-file allowlist canonical across both policies: update
tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml lines 14-15 and
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In `@tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml`:
- Around line 14-15: Keep the startup-file allowlist canonical across both
policies: update tools/pr-review-advisor/openshell-policy.yaml lines 14-15 and
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This PR is now conflicting with current main at 4eaa7c1 and remains required for the #10947 OpenShell 0.0.116 qualification. Please integrate current main when able so CI validates the actual merge candidate. The earlier shard 9 port 18789 failure is shared and reproduced on #11605. CodeRabbit also left one allowlist-canonicalization nitpick that should be dispositioned before merge.

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## Outcome

The Advisor sandbox initializer keeps its real Node process alive until
OpenShell sends `SIGTERM` or `SIGINT`. The supervisor relay no longer
closes merely because no active event-loop handle remains after
initialization.

## Reason

Post-merge Advisor run 34658298309 used the #11599 code from current
`main`, but all nine specialists still stopped before review with `exec
relay closed before the command reported an exit status`. An unresolved
promise plus signal listeners does not keep a Node process alive when no
active handles remain, so the initializer still exited immediately.

### Related issues

Part of #10791

## Changes

- Hold one active timer handle for the initializer lifetime and release
it when OpenShell terminates the process.
- Add a real subprocess regression that fails when Node exits with an
unsettled termination promise and passes only when the entrypoint
remains alive through `SIGTERM`.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run
test/automation/pull-requests/pr-review-advisor-openshell.test.ts
--testTimeout=60000` — 47 tests passed after formatting.
- Pre-commit hooks — passed.
- `NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192` pre-push TypeScript checks —
passed after building the plugin artifact required by the local
checkout.
- GitHub commit verification — commit
`566e6be05dc4e17f11d92bae035878b1e48886f0` is Verified.
- Diff inspection — no secrets, API keys, or credentials.

## Review notes

This fixes the entrypoint-lifetime defect exposed after #11599 merged.
PR #11596 separately owns the pinned OpenShell 0.0.116 `sandbox exec`
command compatibility change; the two root causes remain separate.

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Signed-off-by: Apurv Kumaria <akumaria@nvidia.com>


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## Summary by CodeRabbit

- **Bug Fixes**
- Improved sandbox termination handling so the process remains active
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- Added cleanup when termination signals are received, allowing shutdown
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- Added integration coverage verifying timeout-based termination
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Updated the branch at ff0cf42ce54cbc9e573c0d8a6b3542cbf3f3d759.

  • Merged current main at 37261efb99c0dcbfcef6551efa0c59357e96fcbe and resolved the policy conflict.
  • Preserved the OpenShell 0.0.116 command boundary and both required read-only login files.
  • Added a focused invariant that keeps the Advisor and post-merge reviewer login-file allowlists aligned. This addresses CodeRabbit’s nitpick without adding a shared policy layer.
  • Focused validation passed: 127 tests across the Advisor, merge-conflict fixer, and post-merge documentation suites.
  • Commit hooks and the pre-push TypeScript gate passed.
  • GitHub verifies the signed merge commit.

The previous shard 9 port-18789 failure was a shared intermittent failure. CI is now running against the combined commit.

Signed-off-by: Apurv Kumaria <akumaria@nvidia.com>
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Addressed the exact-head Advisor P1 at e9fd29ac4eafcef530ced4ed38376d300eb0a634.

  • Extended the existing records the exact independent approval test to prove the review-phase sandbox receives --policy followed by the trusted-checkout path to tools/post-merge-docs/review-policy.yaml.
  • The owning post-merge documentation test file passed all 63 tests before and after commit hooks.
  • Commit and pre-push checks passed.
  • GitHub verifies the signed, DCO-compliant commit.

CI and automated review are now running on the repaired exact head.

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PR Review Advisor finished for commit e9fd29a. Include the Advisor findings in the complete PR feedback collection. Verify and group valid findings before repair.

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