external_directory does not fire for many bash commands that write outside the project #40159

Description

The docs say external_directory is "triggered when a tool touches paths outside the project working directory". The file tools do that on every call, but the bash tool only checks a short list of command names, so anything outside that list writes outside the project silently.

Separately, any argument containing a $ is discarded before it can be resolved, so even a command that is on the list gets skipped when the path is written with a variable.

This happens with the default config, since external_directory defaults to "ask", so no opt-in is needed to hit it.

Plugins

None

OpenCode version

1.18.11

Steps to reproduce

1. Open any project.
2. Ask the agent to run: echo test | tee ~/opencode-external-test
   No prompt appears and the file is created in your home directory.
3. For contrast, ask it to run: cp ./README.md ~/opencode-external-test2
   This one does prompt, because cp is on the list.
4. Now the $ case. Ask it to run: rm $HOME/opencode-external-test
   No prompt, even though rm is on the list.
5. For contrast, run the same path written literally: rm /home//opencode-external-test
   This one does prompt.

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Operating System

Ubuntu 26.04

Terminal

GNOME Terminal (Ubuntu default)