Fix DCG startup errors in remote workspaces

[PierrunoYT]

Summary

• validate the resolved command working directory before starting DCG
• keep normal command approval behavior unchanged when DCG is disabled
• include the executable and working directory in DCG spawn errors
• add regression coverage for missing remote working directories

Fixes #1603

Verification

• pnpm --dir src exec vitest run core/tools/tests/executeCommandTool.spec.ts core/tools/tests/executeCommand.spec.ts services/destructive-command-guard/tests/runner.spec.ts services/destructive-command-guard/tests/manager.spec.ts
• pnpm --dir src check-types
• pnpm --dir src exec eslint --prune-suppressions --max-warnings=0 core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts core/tools/tests/executeCommandTool.spec.ts services/destructive-command-guard/runner.ts services/destructive-command-guard/tests/runner.spec.ts
• real DCG v0.7.7 Node spawn smoke test under Ubuntu/WSL

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src/core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts (1)

82-83: LGTM!

src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommandTool.spec.ts (1)

5-5: LGTM!

Also applies to: 24-24, 384-404

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• Bug Fixes
  • Commands now fail safely when their specified working directory does not exist or points to a file.
  • Destructive command protection now validates the working directory before starting.
  • Improved startup error messages identify the executable and working directory when command protection cannot be launched.

Walkthrough

The command tool now validates working directories before DCG checks and terminal execution. DCG startup failures now include the executable path and working directory. Tests cover missing directories, file paths, and the expanded startup error.

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Layer / File(s)	Summary
Working directory validation src/core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts, src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommandTool.spec.ts, src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommand.spec.ts, src/eslint-suppressions.json	A shared helper validates that the working path exists and is a directory. execute rejects invalid paths before DCG initialization. Terminal execution uses the same helper. Tests verify early returns and skipped DCG calls.
DCG startup diagnostics src/services/destructive-command-guard/runner.ts, src/services/destructive-command-guard/__tests__/runner.spec.ts	DCG startup errors now include the executable path and working directory. Tests verify the expanded error and warning messages.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e4409

The working-directory validation and DCG diagnostic changes have no identified remaining merge-blocking risk.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 7 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Regression Evidence	⚠️ Warning	The changed executeCommandInTerminal behavior lacks focused coverage at its lowest valid test layer. The new commandWorkingDirectoryError call at ExecuteCommandTool.ts:299-302 rejects an existin…	Add a direct executeCommandInTerminal regression test in src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommand.spec.ts. Make fs.access resolve and fs.stat return isDirectory: () => false, invoke the function with that path, assert the `[false, …

✅ Passed checks (7 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #1603 requires DCG to work when a remote workspace path causes spawn ENOENT, while preserving command approval behavior and providing useful diagnostics. ExecuteCommandTool.execute resolves …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within issue #1603. The source changes validate command working directories, prevent misleading DCG startup attempts, and improve DCG startup diagnostics. The tests and mock updates…
Security Boundaries	✅ Passed	No explicit security-boundary failure is introduced. ExecuteCommandTool.ts validates the resolved working directory before DCG and before terminal execution, then preserves the existing `askApproval…
Persistence Integrity	✅ Passed	No changed persistence path exists. The production diff adds awaited fs.access/fs.stat validation, changes DCG invocation order, and improves spawn diagnostics. It does not add or alter persistenc…
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup	✅ Passed	No changed lifecycle path introduces a leak or duplicate work after cancellation, disposal, or restart. The new commandWorkingDirectoryError path performs finite fs.access/fs.stat checks before …
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: fixing DCG startup errors in remote workspaces.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description provides the linked issue, implementation summary, verification commands, and smoke-test details. It omits the repository template headings and checklist, but it contains the core requ…

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Explanation

The changed executeCommandInTerminal behavior lacks focused coverage at its lowest valid test layer. The new commandWorkingDirectoryError call at ExecuteCommandTool.ts:299-302 rejects an existing file with a new "is not a directory" result. The direct executeCommand.spec.ts suite still tests only an access failure for a missing path (:256-276); it has no fs.stat negative case. The added file-path test is in executeCommandTool.spec.ts, but that suite spies on executeCommandInTerminal in its setup (:78-79), so it covers only the DCG pre-check and not the changed terminal execution path. The DCG spawn error change has focused runner coverage, and the missing/file DCG pre-check cases are covered.

Resolution

Add a direct executeCommandInTerminal regression test in src/core/tools/__tests__/executeCommand.spec.ts. Make fs.access resolve and fs.stat return isDirectory: () => false, invoke the function with that path, assert the [false, "Working directory '...' is not a directory."] result, and assert that no terminal is created. Also add a direct stat-rejection case if the shared helper must preserve its does not exist result for fs.stat failures.

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In `@src/core/tools/ExecuteCommandTool.ts`:
- Line 81: Update the working-directory validation around fs.access in
ExecuteCommandTool so it also calls fs.stat and requires stat.isDirectory()
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[warning] Importing child_process exposes a command-execution surface; ensure any command/argument built from input is validated, and prefer execFile/spawn with an argument array over exec.
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Fyi this fix worked for me.