Overview
dsh-pwsh-sandbox
Source-level overviewSandbox-consuming PowerShell implementation of the ctx.shell executor seam: every command runs as pwsh -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command <command> confined through ctx.sandbox, with the selected mode, enforcement, and denial facts stamped on each settled result. The pwsh twin of @deepseek-ai/dsh-bash-sandbox, a call-for-call mirror per the pwsh executor and tool decision — the confinement substance is platform-neutral: on Windows the sandbox seam resolves to the ACL restricted-token runner chain (@deepseek-ai/dsh-sandbox-windows-acl), on Linux/macOS to bwrap/Landlock/Seatbelt.Collapse technical overview
ctx.shell executor seam: every command runs as pwsh -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command <command> confined through ctx.sandbox, with the selected mode, enforcement, and denial facts stamped on each settled result. The pwsh twin of @deepseek-ai/dsh-bash-sandbox, a call-for-call mirror per the pwsh executor and tool decision — the confinement substance is platform-neutral: on Windows the sandbox seam resolves to the ACL restricted-token runner chain (@deepseek-ai/dsh-sandbox-windows-acl), on Linux/macOS to bwrap/Landlock/Seatbelt.This is an atomic module already shipped with Harness, not a standalone profile layer.
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Sandbox-consuming PowerShell implementation of the ctx.shell executor seam: every command runs as pwsh -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command <command> confined through ctx.sandbox, with the selected mode, enforcement, and denial facts stamped on each settled result. The pwsh twin of @deepseek-ai/dsh-bash-sandbox, a call-for-call mirror per the pwsh executor and tool decision — the confinement substance is platform-neutral: on Windows the sandbox seam resolves to the ACL restricted-token runner chain (@deepseek-ai/dsh-sandbox-windows-acl), on Linux/macOS to bwrap/Landlock/Seatbelt.
The executor inherits @deepseek-ai/dsh-pwsh-local's process mechanics and consumes its argv-level seam (argv() / runArgv() / startArgv() / onProcessDone()) to wrap the exact pwsh invocation through the provider. The sandbox policy (mode + workspace root) is NOT this package's config: it rides each call from ctx.sandboxPolicy (tool calls pass the calling session's resolved policy; direct calls fall back to deployment policy).
Behavior
danger-full-access: commands run through the local executor unchanged; results carrysandbox: { mode, denied: false }.- Confined modes (
read-only,workspace-write): the pwsh argv is wrapped byctx.sandbox.confine(); runner-launch refusal fails closed withSANDBOX_UNAVAILABLE(foreground throw, backgroundrunnerFailedfact), and a denied write classifies against the selected backend'sdenialSignaturesintosandbox.denied.
Model Experience
Confinement works, denial surfaces as command failure
What the model sees
The confined command's own stderr (e.g. Access to the path '...' is denied. under the Windows ACL runner); the tool layer converts classified denials into the standard permission-denied surface exactly as it does for the bash tool.
Token effect
No model-visible text beyond the command's stderr and the tool layer's standard denial surface.
KV Cache effect
None directly; the denial surface belongs to the tool layer.
Known Limitations and Deferred Work
- Reads are unrestricted on Windows (the ACL runner restricts writes only); the read boundary is documented in
@deepseek-ai/dsh-sandbox-windows-acl. - Windows workspace-write temp authority is private per live session/workspace pair; agentless calls receive a fresh private directory per invocation. The ambient temp root is never granted, and the runner rewrites TMP/TEMP to the private directory before spawning.
- Windows read-only grants no explicit writable root but remains partial because the restricted token must retain Everyone. Objects whose DACL grants Everyone write access — including compatible opens of the NUL device — remain ambient authority; PowerShell's
> $nullredirection still works without opening NUL.
LIMITATIONS
Known limitations
- **Reads are unrestricted** on Windows (the ACL runner restricts writes only); the read boundary is documented in `@deepseek-ai/dsh-sandbox-windows-acl`. - **Windows workspace-write temp authority is private** per live session/workspace pair; agentless calls receive a fresh private directory per invocation. The ambient temp root is never granted, and the runner rewrites TMP/TEMP to the private directory before spawning. - **Windows read-only grants no explicit writable root but remains partial** because the restricted token must retain Everyone. Objects whose DACL grants Everyone write access — including compatible opens of the NUL device — remain ambient authority; PowerShell's `> $null` redirection still works without opening NUL.
