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Fixes #8818.

Claude capability probes inherited the server working directory. On desktop this can be the user home, letting ~/.claude/settings.json override a provider instance that has its own CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR.

Use the configured instance root as the probe cwd and include that isolated location in the capability cache identity. Normal project skill discovery remains on the server project cwd.

Verification: vp fmt --check, focused Claude home and capability-probe tests (6 passing), and server typecheck (existing suggestions only).

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Medium Risk
Changes periodic health-check subprocess cwd/env and capability cache keys, which can alter reported auth/slash-command metadata until caches refresh; skill discovery path logic is consolidated but should match prior precedence.

Overview
Fixes capability probes picking up the wrong Claude settings when the server process cwd is the user home (or otherwise exposes <cwd>/.claude/settings.json), which could override a provider instance’s intended config.

Config resolution is centralized in resolveClaudeConfigDirPath (provider homePathCLAUDE_CONFIG_DIRHOME/USERPROFILE + .claude, with relative env paths resolved against the workspace cwd). ClaudeSkills drops its duplicate resolver and uses the shared helper.

Capability probes now build context via makeClaudeCapabilitiesProbeContext: subprocess cwd is a neutral temp directory, while the resolved config dir is injected as CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR. The real workspace is still passed through as additionalDirectories / workspaceCwd so project setting sources remain available without treating the workspace as the probe cwd.

Cache identity for probes changes from binary + home + cwd to binary + resolved config directory, so instances that share config but differ by workspace cwd can share probe results; the key format also drops the trailing separator.

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Isolate Claude capability probe settings from workspace cwd

  • Adds resolveClaudeConfigDirPath to centralize Claude config directory resolution, giving precedence to provider home override, then CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, then HOME/USERPROFILE/platform home. Relative CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR paths are resolved against the workspace cwd.
  • Capability probes now run from a neutral temporary-directory cwd with the resolved config directory supplied via CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR in the probe environment. The workspace cwd is forwarded as an additionalDirectories entry so the probe can still access it.
  • Changes the capability cache key to use the binary path and resolved configuration directory instead of the workspace cwd, so probes with the same config but different workspaces share cache entries.
  • Refactors ClaudeSkills to use the shared resolver, removing its private duplicate.
  • Behavioral Change: makeClaudeCapabilitiesCacheKey in ClaudeHome.ts now produces a different key format (binary + resolved config dir, no cwd or trailing separator); any persisted or cross-version cache consumers will see fresh cache misses.

Macroscope summarized 2afb666.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved Claude capability detection when custom configuration directories are used.
    • Ensured probes run reliably from a neutral location while retaining access to the relevant workspace.
    • Improved handling of relative configuration paths and environment-based settings.
    • Updated capability caching to distinguish configurations based on their resolved directory.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for configuration resolution, capability probing, environment variables, and cache separation.

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Claude capability probes now resolve each instance’s config directory, run from a neutral temporary directory, and pass the workspace separately to the Claude Agent SDK. Cache keys and tests use the resolved config directory.

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Claude probe isolation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Config resolution and probe context
apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.test.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeSkills.ts
Config resolution now checks provider settings, CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, and inherited home variables. Probe contexts use the system temporary directory and inject the resolved config directory. Cache keys use the resolved directory.
Neutral probe execution wiring
apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeDriver.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeProvider.ts
ClaudeDriver uses the per-instance probe context. ClaudeProvider passes a distinct workspace directory through additionalDirectories when the probe cwd differs from the workspace.
Probe behavior validation
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeCapabilitiesProbe.test.ts
Tests verify temporary-directory execution, CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR propagation, workspace forwarding, and cache-key separation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 19321

Claude capability probes can still inherit settings from the shared temporary directory, potentially causing an isolated provider to use unintended configuration or credentials. Use a private probe directory before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ClaudeDriver
  participant ClaudeHome
  participant ClaudeProvider
  participant ClaudeAgentSDK
  ClaudeDriver->>ClaudeHome: Create instance probe context
  ClaudeHome-->>ClaudeDriver: Return temp cwd and CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
  ClaudeDriver->>ClaudeProvider: Start capability probe
  ClaudeProvider->>ClaudeAgentSDK: Query with neutral cwd and workspace directory
  ClaudeAgentSDK-->>ClaudeProvider: Return capability result
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: isolating Claude capability probe settings.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #8818 by isolating probe configuration, using a neutral cwd, preserving workspace discovery, and updating cache identity.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes support the linked issue, including shared config resolution, probe isolation, cache updates, related tests, and the ClaudeSkills refactor.
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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The PR changes the periodic Claude capability probe's subprocess cwd, configuration environment, and cache identity, directly affecting the authentication profile and account metadata surfaced by provider health checks. Because this is an authentication-sensitive runtime change, human review is warranted.

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This note is part of an automated cleanup pass.

Keep the probe cases from #8835 at its head commit: a configured CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR that does not exist must still spawn from an existing neutral cwd, and an inherited relative config path must resolve against the original cwd before the probe moves. The source cases are in ClaudeHome.test.ts and ClaudeCapabilitiesProbe.test.ts. Also verify the real CLI with the server started in the user home: the isolated account must not inherit the home project settings, while project slash commands must remain discoverable. The current --add-dir fixture alone does not prove both behaviors.

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Updated and rebased onto current main in 160e942.

The implementation and focused tests now preserve the #8835 invariants:

  • a missing configured config directory runs from the existing system temp directory while the resolved directory is still supplied as CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR;
  • inherited relative CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR values are resolved against the original workspace before the probe moves;
  • the workspace is supplied via additionalDirectories, and the SDK-boundary test asserts its --add-dir argument, preserving project slash-command discovery without using workspace project settings;
  • HOME and USERPROFILE overrides resolve to separate config directories and capability cache keys.

Verified with vp test run for ClaudeHome, ClaudeSkills, and ClaudeCapabilitiesProbe (28 passing) plus vp run --filter t3 typecheck. The installed Claude CLI is 2.1.227. The test exercises the exact SDK spawn context; I have not represented that as an authenticated two-account server test, since this workspace has no disposable isolated account pair.

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CI note: the only failing Test assertion is the unrelated bundled-dev Vite readiness race in apps/web/src/bundledDev.test.ts (expected JavaScript, received HTML). It reproduces identically across these rebased PRs and is covered by maintainer PR #9558 (test(web): fix flaky startup and Tailwind tests). I did not duplicate that shared CI repair into this focused PR; the PR-specific targeted tests and type checks passed locally.

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Follow-up: #9558 is now in main, and this PR has been rebased onto that repaired CI baseline. Its targeted tests were rerun successfully; the updated commit is now awaiting the fresh CI result.

- 能力探测固定使用中性临时目录,并将目标配置目录显式传递给 Claude CLI。\n- 相对配置路径按工作区解析;HOME 或 USERPROFILE 覆盖会形成独立缓存键。\n- 保留最新的维护能力缓存、二进制路径展开和跨平台临时目录清理。\n- 验证:Claude 定向测试 30/30、格式检查和服务端类型检查通过。
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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.ts`:
- Line 71: Create an owned, unique temporary subdirectory for the Claude CLI
probe and use it as the cwd instead of the shared NodeOS.tmpdir() root, while
keeping the workspace only in additionalDirectories. Ensure the directory exists
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const resolvedEnvironment = environment ?? process.env;
const configDirPath = yield* resolveClaudeConfigDirPath(config, environment, workspaceCwd);
return {
cwd: path.resolve(NodeOS.tmpdir()),

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use a private probe directory.

Line 71 runs the CLI from the shared system temporary-directory root. If ${NodeOS.tmpdir()}/.claude/settings.json exists, Claude can load it as project settings and override the isolated provider configuration. This reintroduces the capability-probe isolation failure.

Create an owned, unique, existing temporary subdirectory for the probe cwd. Clean it up when the provider is disposed. Keep the workspace only in additionalDirectories.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.ts` at line 71, Create an owned,
unique temporary subdirectory for the Claude CLI probe and use it as the cwd
instead of the shared NodeOS.tmpdir() root, while keeping the workspace only in
additionalDirectories. Ensure the directory exists before probing and clean it
up when the provider is disposed, using the provider’s existing
lifecycle/disposal symbols.

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