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Permission check for tool-output directory never matches, causes hang in headless mode #7876
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When running in headless/automated mode (e.g. ralph loops), opencode hangs indefinitely when trying to read truncated tool output.
The issue is in agent.ts - the allow rule for Truncate.DIR uses the directory path directly, but external-directory.ts creates patterns with /* appended. The wildcard matching fails and falls through to "ask", which hangs without a UI.
Logs show:
pattern=/Users/thomas/.local/share/opencode/tool-output/*
action={"pattern":"*","action":"ask"} evaluated
The rule pattern is /tool-output but the requested pattern is /tool-output/*.
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github-actions commentedon Jan 11, 2026
This issue might be related to a previously reported problem:
While #7758 was closed and focused on a different directory access pattern, both issues involve permission rule matching for internal opencode directories. The root cause in #7758 involved pattern matching logic and containment checks that might have similarities to the wildcard matching issue described here.
Feel free to ignore if your specific case (tool-output directory pattern mismatch with wildcards) is distinct from that closed issue.
rekram1-node commentedon Jan 13, 2026
I did a tweak that was kinda ugly that I think fixes this
TomLucidor commentedon Jan 20, 2026
Directory issues and other tool call bugs are always annoying ngl, maybe there are ways to fuzzy-checking them beforehand?
dhowe commentedon Mar 22, 2026
status?
github-actions commentedon May 22, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.