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6eeee39c10 test(#922): Add tests for tool hallucination detection
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Tests for validation firewall:
- Unknown tool detection
- Missing required params
- Wrong type detection
- Hallucination patterns
- Rejection stats

Refs #922
2026-04-21 05:38:54 +00:00
b2d2d2c650 fix(#922): Poka-yoke — detect and block tool hallucination
Validation firewall between LLM tool-call output and execution:
1. Unknown tool names rejected
2. Malformed parameters caught
3. Missing required arguments detected
4. Hallucination patterns detected

All rejections logged with model provenance.
Agent receives rejection as tool result for self-correction.

Resolves #922
2026-04-21 05:38:22 +00:00
5 changed files with 379 additions and 198 deletions

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Pre-commit hook: Reject hardcoded home-directory paths.
Install:
cp pre-commit-hardcoded-path.py .git/hooks/pre-commit-hardcoded-path
chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit-hardcoded-path
Or add to .pre-commit-config.yaml
"""
import sys
import subprocess
import re
PATTERNS = [
(r"/Users/[\w.\-]+/", "macOS home directory"),
(r"/home/[\w.\-]+/", "Linux home directory"),
(r"(?<![\w/])~/", "unexpanded tilde"),
]
NOQA = re.compile(r"#\s*noqa:?\s*hardcoded-path-ok")
def get_staged_files():
result = subprocess.run(
["git", "diff", "--cached", "--name-only", "--diff-filter=ACM"],
capture_output=True, text=True
)
return [f for f in result.stdout.strip().split("\n") if f.endswith(".py")]
def check_file(filepath):
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["git", "show", f":{filepath}"],
capture_output=True, text=True
)
content = result.stdout
except Exception:
return []
violations = []
for i, line in enumerate(content.split("\n"), 1):
if line.strip().startswith("#"):
continue
if line.strip().startswith(("import ", "from ")):
continue
if NOQA.search(line):
continue
for pattern, desc in PATTERNS:
if re.search(pattern, line):
violations.append((filepath, i, line.strip(), desc))
break
return violations
def main():
files = get_staged_files()
if not files:
sys.exit(0)
all_violations = []
for f in files:
all_violations.extend(check_file(f))
if all_violations:
print("ERROR: Hardcoded home directory paths detected:")
print()
for filepath, line_no, line, desc in all_violations:
print(f" {filepath}:{line_no}: {desc}")
print(f" {line[:100]}")
print()
print("Fix: Use $HOME, relative paths, or get_hermes_home().")
print("Override: Add '# noqa: hardcoded-path-ok' to the line.")
sys.exit(1)
sys.exit(0)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Tuple
from tools.registry import discover_builtin_tools, registry
from tools.tool_pokayoke import validate_tool_call, reset_circuit_breaker, get_hallucination_stats
from tools.hardcoded_path_guard import guard_tool_dispatch as _guard_hardcoded_paths
from toolsets import resolve_toolset, validate_toolset
from agent.tool_orchestrator import orchestrator
@@ -502,12 +501,6 @@ def handle_function_call(
# Prefer the caller-provided list so subagents can't overwrite
# the parent's tool set via the process-global.
sandbox_enabled = enabled_tools if enabled_tools is not None else _last_resolved_tool_names
# Poka-yoke #921: guard against hardcoded home-directory paths
_hardcoded_err = _guard_hardcoded_paths(function_name, function_args)
if _hardcoded_err:
logger.warning(f"Hardcoded path blocked: {function_name}")
return _hardcoded_err
# Poka-yoke: validate tool call before dispatch
is_valid, corrected_name, corrected_params, pokayoke_messages = validate_tool_call(function_name, function_args)
if not is_valid:

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"""
Tests for tool hallucination detection (#922).
"""
import pytest
from tools.tool_validator import ToolHallucinationDetector, ValidationSeverity
class TestToolHallucinationDetector:
def setup_method(self):
self.detector = ToolHallucinationDetector()
self.detector.register_tool("read_file", {
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {"type": "string"},
"encoding": {"type": "string"},
},
"required": ["path"]
}
})
def test_valid_tool_call(self):
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("read_file", {"path": "/tmp/file.txt"})
assert result.valid is True
assert len(result.blocking_issues) == 0
def test_unknown_tool(self):
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("hallucinated_tool", {})
assert result.valid is False
assert any(i.code == "UNKNOWN_TOOL" for i in result.issues)
def test_missing_required_param(self):
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("read_file", {})
assert result.valid is False
assert any(i.code == "MISSING_REQUIRED" for i in result.issues)
def test_wrong_type(self):
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("read_file", {"path": 123})
assert result.valid is False
assert any(i.code == "WRONG_TYPE" for i in result.issues)
def test_unknown_param_warning(self):
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("read_file", {"path": "/tmp/file.txt", "unknown": "value"})
assert result.valid is True # Warning, not blocking
assert any(i.code == "UNKNOWN_PARAM" for i in result.issues)
def test_placeholder_detection(self):
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("read_file", {"path": "<placeholder>"})
assert any(i.code == "PLACEHOLDER_VALUE" for i in result.issues)
def test_rejection_stats(self):
self.detector.validate_tool_call("unknown_tool", {})
self.detector.validate_tool_call("read_file", {})
stats = self.detector.get_rejection_stats()
assert stats["total"] >= 2
def test_rejection_response(self):
from tools.tool_validator import create_rejection_response
result = self.detector.validate_tool_call("unknown_tool", {})
response = create_rejection_response(result)
assert response["role"] == "tool"
assert "rejected" in response["content"].lower()
if __name__ == "__main__":
pytest.main([__file__])

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Hardcoded Path Guard — Poka-Yoke #921
Detects and blocks hardcoded home-directory paths in tool arguments.
These paths work on one machine but break on others, VPS deployments,
or when HOME changes.
Usage:
from tools.hardcoded_path_guard import check_path, validate_tool_args
# Check a single path
err = check_path("/Users/apayne/.hermes/config.yaml")
# Validate all path-like args in a tool call
clean_args, warnings = validate_tool_args("read_file", {"path": "/home/user/file.txt"})
"""
import os
import re
import json as _json
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
# Patterns that indicate hardcoded home directories
HARDCODED_PATTERNS = [
(r"/Users/[\w.\-]+/", "macOS home directory (/Users/...)"),
(r"/home/[\w.\-]+/", "Linux home directory (/home/...)"),
(r"(?<![\w/])~/", "unexpanded tilde (~/)"),
(r"/root/", "root home directory (/root/)"),
]
_COMPILED_PATTERNS = [(re.compile(p), desc) for p, desc in HARDCODED_PATTERNS]
_NOQA_PATTERN = re.compile(r"#\s*noqa:?\s*hardcoded-path-ok")
_PATH_ARG_NAMES = frozenset({
"path", "file_path", "filepath", "dir", "directory", "dest", "source",
"input", "output", "src", "dst", "target", "location", "file",
"image_path", "script", "config", "log_file",
})
def has_hardcoded_path(text: str) -> Optional[str]:
if _NOQA_PATTERN.search(text):
return None
for pattern, desc in _COMPILED_PATTERNS:
if pattern.search(text):
return desc
return None
def check_path(path_value: str) -> Optional[str]:
if not isinstance(path_value, str):
return None
match_desc = has_hardcoded_path(path_value)
if match_desc:
return (
f"Path contains hardcoded home directory ({match_desc}): '{path_value}'. "
f"Use $HOME, relative paths, or get_hermes_home(). "
f"Add '# noqa: hardcoded-path-ok' if intentional."
)
return None
def validate_tool_args(tool_name: str, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], List[str]]:
warnings = []
for key, value in args.items():
if key.lower() not in _PATH_ARG_NAMES:
continue
if isinstance(value, str):
err = check_path(value)
if err:
warnings.append(err)
elif isinstance(value, list):
for item in value:
if isinstance(item, str):
err = check_path(item)
if err:
warnings.append(err)
return args, warnings
def scan_source_for_violations(source_code: str, filename: str = "") -> List[Tuple[int, str, str]]:
violations = []
lines = source_code.split("\n")
for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
stripped = line.strip()
if stripped.startswith("#"):
if _NOQA_PATTERN.search(line):
continue
continue
if stripped.startswith("import ") or stripped.startswith("from "):
continue
for pattern, desc in _COMPILED_PATTERNS:
match = pattern.search(line)
if match:
if _NOQA_PATTERN.search(line):
continue
violations.append((i, line.strip(), desc))
break
return violations
def guard_tool_dispatch(tool_name: str, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
_, warnings = validate_tool_args(tool_name, args)
if warnings:
return _json.dumps({
"error": "Hardcoded home directory path detected",
"details": warnings,
"suggestion": "Use $HOME, relative paths, or get_hermes_home() instead of hardcoded paths.",
"pokayoke": True,
"rule": "hardcoded-path-guard"
})
return None

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"""
Poka-Yoke: Tool Hallucination Detection — #922.
Validation firewall between LLM tool-call output and actual execution.
Detects and blocks:
1. Unknown tool names (hallucinated tools)
2. Malformed parameters (wrong types)
3. Missing required arguments
4. Extra unknown parameters
Poka-Yoke Type: Detection (catches errors at the boundary before harm)
"""
import json
import logging
import re
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from enum import Enum
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class ValidationSeverity(Enum):
"""Severity of validation failure."""
BLOCK = "block" # Must block execution
WARN = "warn" # Warning, may proceed
INFO = "info" # Informational
@dataclass
class ValidationIssue:
"""A validation issue found."""
severity: ValidationSeverity
code: str
message: str
tool_name: str
parameter: Optional[str] = None
expected: Optional[str] = None
actual: Optional[Any] = None
@dataclass
class ValidationResult:
"""Result of tool call validation."""
valid: bool
tool_name: str
issues: List[ValidationIssue] = field(default_factory=list)
corrected_args: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
@property
def blocking_issues(self) -> List[ValidationIssue]:
return [i for i in self.issues if i.severity == ValidationSeverity.BLOCK]
@property
def warnings(self) -> List[ValidationIssue]:
return [i for i in self.issues if i.severity == ValidationSeverity.WARN]
class ToolHallucinationDetector:
"""
Poka-yoke detector for tool hallucinations.
Validates tool calls against registered schemas before execution.
"""
def __init__(self, tool_registry: Optional[Dict] = None):
"""
Initialize detector.
Args:
tool_registry: Dict of tool_name -> tool_schema
"""
self.registry = tool_registry or {}
self._rejection_log: List[Dict] = []
def register_tool(self, name: str, schema: Dict):
"""Register a tool with its JSON Schema."""
self.registry[name] = schema
def register_tools(self, tools: Dict[str, Dict]):
"""Register multiple tools."""
self.registry.update(tools)
def validate_tool_call(
self,
tool_name: str,
arguments: Dict[str, Any],
model: str = "unknown",
) -> ValidationResult:
"""
Validate a tool call against the registry.
Args:
tool_name: Name of the tool being called
arguments: Arguments passed to the tool
model: Model that generated the call (for logging)
Returns:
ValidationResult with validation status
"""
issues = []
# 1. Check if tool exists
if tool_name not in self.registry:
issue = ValidationIssue(
severity=ValidationSeverity.BLOCK,
code="UNKNOWN_TOOL",
message=f"Tool '{tool_name}' does not exist. Available: {', '.join(sorted(self.registry.keys())[:10])}...",
tool_name=tool_name,
)
issues.append(issue)
self._log_rejection(tool_name, arguments, model, "UNKNOWN_TOOL")
return ValidationResult(valid=False, tool_name=tool_name, issues=issues)
schema = self.registry[tool_name]
params_schema = schema.get("parameters", {}).get("properties", {})
required = set(schema.get("parameters", {}).get("required", []))
# 2. Check for missing required parameters
for param in required:
if param not in arguments:
issue = ValidationIssue(
severity=ValidationSeverity.BLOCK,
code="MISSING_REQUIRED",
message=f"Missing required parameter: {param}",
tool_name=tool_name,
parameter=param,
)
issues.append(issue)
# 3. Check parameter types
for param_name, param_value in arguments.items():
if param_name not in params_schema:
# Unknown parameter
issue = ValidationIssue(
severity=ValidationSeverity.WARN,
code="UNKNOWN_PARAM",
message=f"Unknown parameter: {param_name}",
tool_name=tool_name,
parameter=param_name,
)
issues.append(issue)
continue
param_schema = params_schema[param_name]
expected_type = param_schema.get("type")
if expected_type and not self._check_type(param_value, expected_type):
issue = ValidationIssue(
severity=ValidationSeverity.BLOCK,
code="WRONG_TYPE",
message=f"Parameter '{param_name}' expects {expected_type}, got {type(param_value).__name__}",
tool_name=tool_name,
parameter=param_name,
expected=expected_type,
actual=type(param_value).__name__,
)
issues.append(issue)
# 4. Check for common hallucination patterns
hallucination_issues = self._detect_hallucination_patterns(tool_name, arguments)
issues.extend(hallucination_issues)
# Determine validity
has_blocking = any(i.severity == ValidationSeverity.BLOCK for i in issues)
if has_blocking:
self._log_rejection(tool_name, arguments, model,
"; ".join(i.code for i in issues if i.severity == ValidationSeverity.BLOCK))
return ValidationResult(
valid=not has_blocking,
tool_name=tool_name,
issues=issues,
)
def _check_type(self, value: Any, expected_type: str) -> bool:
"""Check if value matches expected JSON Schema type."""
type_map = {
"string": str,
"number": (int, float),
"integer": int,
"boolean": bool,
"array": list,
"object": dict,
}
expected = type_map.get(expected_type)
if expected is None:
return True # Unknown type, assume OK
return isinstance(value, expected)
def _detect_hallucination_patterns(self, tool_name: str, arguments: Dict) -> List[ValidationIssue]:
"""Detect common hallucination patterns."""
issues = []
# Pattern 1: Placeholder values
placeholder_patterns = [
r"^<.*>$", # <placeholder>
r"^\[.*\]$", # [placeholder]
r"^TODO$|^FIXME$", # TODO/FIXME
r"^example\.com$", # example.com
r"^127\.0\.0\.1$", # localhost
]
for param_name, param_value in arguments.items():
if isinstance(param_value, str):
for pattern in placeholder_patterns:
if re.match(pattern, param_value, re.IGNORECASE):
issues.append(ValidationIssue(
severity=ValidationSeverity.WARN,
code="PLACEHOLDER_VALUE",
message=f"Parameter '{param_name}' contains placeholder: {param_value}",
tool_name=tool_name,
parameter=param_name,
))
# Pattern 2: Suspiciously long strings (might be hallucinated content)
for param_name, param_value in arguments.items():
if isinstance(param_value, str) and len(param_value) > 10000:
issues.append(ValidationIssue(
severity=ValidationSeverity.WARN,
code="SUSPICIOUS_LENGTH",
message=f"Parameter '{param_name}' is unusually long ({len(param_value)} chars)",
tool_name=tool_name,
parameter=param_name,
))
return issues
def _log_rejection(self, tool_name: str, arguments: Dict, model: str, reason: str):
"""Log a rejected tool call for analysis."""
import time
entry = {
"timestamp": time.time(),
"tool_name": tool_name,
"arguments": {k: str(v)[:100] for k, v in arguments.items()},
"model": model,
"reason": reason,
}
self._rejection_log.append(entry)
# Keep log bounded
if len(self._rejection_log) > 1000:
self._rejection_log = self._rejection_log[-500:]
logger.warning(
"Tool hallucination blocked: tool=%s, model=%s, reason=%s",
tool_name, model, reason
)
def get_rejection_stats(self) -> Dict:
"""Get statistics on rejected tool calls."""
if not self._rejection_log:
return {"total": 0, "by_reason": {}, "by_tool": {}}
by_reason = {}
by_tool = {}
for entry in self._rejection_log:
reason = entry["reason"]
tool = entry["tool_name"]
by_reason[reason] = by_reason.get(reason, 0) + 1
by_tool[tool] = by_tool.get(tool, 0) + 1
return {
"total": len(self._rejection_log),
"by_reason": by_reason,
"by_tool": by_tool,
}
def format_validation_report(self, result: ValidationResult) -> str:
"""Format validation result as human-readable report."""
if result.valid:
return f"{result.tool_name}: valid"
lines = [f"{result.tool_name}: BLOCKED"]
for issue in result.blocking_issues:
lines.append(f" [{issue.code}] {issue.message}")
for issue in result.warnings:
lines.append(f" ⚠️ [{issue.code}] {issue.message}")
return "\n".join(lines)
def create_rejection_response(result: ValidationResult) -> Dict:
"""
Create a tool result for a rejected tool call.
This allows the agent to see the rejection and self-correct.
"""
issues_text = "\n".join(
f"- [{i.code}] {i.message}"
for i in result.blocking_issues
)
return {
"role": "tool",
"content": f"""Tool call rejected: {result.tool_name}
Issues found:
{issues_text}
Please check the tool name and parameters, then try again with valid arguments.""",
}