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A source-bound agent({ allowedTools: ["foundry_exec"] }) blocks untrusted bash/read/write/edit during its owned turn, but the workflow engine automatically starts a separate ordinary terminal model turn with host tools enabled after completion. A credential-free disposable Pi 0.87.1 probe forced a host Bash write in that automatic terminal turn even though the restricted step blocked the same tool. This PR adds developer-editable root terminalTurn: "notify" (opt-in) to display completion without any automatic post-run model turn; default "model" behavior remains unchanged for existing workflows, and normal later user chat remains ordinary Pi. The option is validated, source/definition-digest bound, stored with the run snapshot, and honored by terminal message delivery. Includes unit tests for default and passive content, invalid values and stored snapshot; targeted 71/71 tests, format, lint, typecheck and build pass locally. A second disposable scripted Pi probe with the new option had no postterminal provider request or host write. This is a partial G0 routing fix, not full worker isolation or final-artifact review; CI and current independent approval required before merge.

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src/server/server.ts (1)

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  • New Features
    • Workflows can choose whether completion starts a model turn or displays the result and waits for a user message. The default is to start a model turn; cancelled workflows remain non-triggering.
  • Documentation
    • Clarified terminal-turn behavior and which tools are available during a model turn.

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Workflow definitions now support a terminalTurn setting. Snapshots and terminal run data preserve the setting. Terminal messages use it to trigger a model turn or wait for an explicit user message.

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Terminal turn behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define and persist terminalTurn
src/workflows/types.ts, src/workflows/schema.ts, src/workflows/store.ts, test/agent-tool-allowlist.test.ts, docs/WORKFLOWS.md
Workflow types and validation accept "model" and "notify". Snapshots preserve a defined value, and terminal data reads it with a default of "model". Tests verify accepted and unsupported values. The workflow reference documents the setting and its default.
Apply terminal-turn behavior
src/workflows/workflow-message-content.ts, src/server/server.ts, test/workflow-message-content.test.ts, test/server.test.ts, docs/WORKFLOWS.md
Terminal messages use terminalTurn to select their instructions and triggerTurn value. Passive messages add "notify" to the fingerprint; default messages retain their prior fingerprint identity. Tests cover terminal-message behavior and the default fingerprint. The allowlist guidance describes the automatic and explicit user-message turns.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant WorkflowRunStore
  participant Server
  participant TerminalMessage
  WorkflowRunStore->>Server: terminalTurn
  Server->>TerminalMessage: instructions and triggerTurn
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The opt-in setting prevents an automatic privileged turn under the new behavior. However, reverting the server while a protected run still awaits its terminal notification could restore that turn. The rollback path needs an explicit safeguard.

Retained concerns

  • Medium · security · inferred: A rollback to the base server can generate a model-triggering terminal message for an unfinished notify-configured run, reinstating the automatic host-tool handoff that the new setting is intended to prevent.
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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The affected privilege boundary is the origin session's automatic turn with ordinary host tools. The reviewed terminal path binds delivery to that session; the available evidence does not establish broader tenant or service exposure.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — If a notify-configured run reaches terminal delivery after rollback to the base server, its non-cancelled result can again start an ordinary turn. That is a conditional route from workflow output to host-tool-capable continuation, not a verified end-to-end exploit.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — In the new path, definition validation and run-bound snapshot lookup determine the setting. Both session-view selection and turn reporting reject passive terminal messages as sources of automatic model turns.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Repeated terminal reconciliation has a deterministic message ID and a transactional create path. Cancellation independently keeps terminal messages non-triggering.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Before reverting the server, drain notify-configured runs awaiting terminal delivery or retain a compatibility guard that prevents older code from creating a model-triggering terminal message for them.

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In @src/server/server.ts:
- Line 4739: Update the terminal message fingerprint used by reportWorkflowTurn
and tryEnsureTerminalWorkflowMessage so runs with an omitted terminalTurn
setting retain the legacy message ID. Apply terminalTurn to the fingerprint only
when explicitly configured, or reuse an existing terminal message before
creating one; preserve the current behavior for explicitly configured settings.

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src/workflows/types.ts (1)

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@coderabbitai review Legacy terminal message identity preserved by 549841a, with a server regression test. Required checks rerun for this head; please issue a current approval if no actionable issue remains. No merge/acceptance claimed yet.

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